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Jul 18, 2006
"When we were hungry, the masters were eating, but they had not the eyes to see that we were hungry." --Sahiful Mondal
From Child Slave to Film Director
At the age of four, he worked nine hours, seven days a week; he was "paid" a bowl of stale rice a day, which he shared with his widowed mother in a bamboo hut on the roadside. Few odd jobs later, he ended up at Muktaneer -- a shelter for homeless children -- where the seven year old not only got food but also time to play! His favorite toy was the "camera". And three year later, Sahiful Mondal's first film, "I Am", won the 2004 Grand Prize at Children's Film Festival; in 2005, his second film, "We Are", took the top nod; and his third film "The Inner Eye" won 2nd place in 2006. Now, the 13-year-old aspires to make films that "help people".
BE THE CHANGE
Sahiful was rescued by a shelter named 'Muktaneer', which unfortunately can't be found anywhere on the web. Email Swapan Mukherjee -- the famous photographer who founded the shelter -- to offer some 'outreach' help. More ...
