Berlin based director Shaheen Dill-Riaz's latest documentary 'Bamboo Stories' (বাঁশ বৈভব) is an ethnography of the people of North-Eastern Bangladesh who are segregated in the long-practiced divisions of labor -- loggers, rafters, retailers, wholesalers and lease holders, all are the part of the chain -- collecting bamboos from the forests in the hills and selling it in the market.
I liked the observational nature of the documentary and the approach of telling a humane story. I was amazed to see the creative use of the drone shots and was stunned by the background score which enhanced the depth of the story. The last sequence was excellent -- the way bamboos were brought down from the hill to the plane by using the strong current of the stream coming down from the hill.
The synopsis of the film from dill-riaz.com: It is midsummer in northeastern Bangladesh. Five men face a dangerous mission. They must conquer the great river with their raft. Their journey will last a month and take them 300 kilometers downstream. Their cargo: 25,000 bamboo logs. During daytime, endless heat, pouring rain and dangerous rapids keep the men on their toes. At night, river pirates lurk in the darkness for easy prey. But it is worth it for the men, who all make the journey as part of their very own struggles for existence.
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