Shameem Akhtar is a Bangladeshi Independent filmmaker, writer, journalist, teacher, activist for women, human rights and film. She started her career as the Feature Editor for the reputed ‘Daily Sangbad’. She was a member of Bangladesh Film Society and thereby attended several film courses conducted by Satish Bahadur of Pune Film Institute and international film personalities. Her debut film is a 8 minute fiction ‘The Conversation’ in 1991. The other three full-length features are Itihaash Konna- Daughters of History (1999), Shilalipi- The Inscription (2002) and Reena Brown (2015). There are about 30 documentaries she has made while working for both private and Government organizations. The documentary ‘Eclipse’ won the best video film award in 1994.
