Bengal Memory
A Bangladeshi American explores his father’s memories of the liberation war in their native country and the cognitive dissonance in learning of the U.S. government’s controversial role in a forgotten genocide that occurred there in 1971.
A Bangladeshi American undertakes a journey to learn about the liberation war in his native country, traveling there for the first time in nearly two decades, and uncovering the controversial role the U.S. played in a forgotten genocide that occurred there over 50 years ago. From 1971 to the present day, this is a story of Bangladesh’s independence, a family’s journey immigrating to America, and the cognitive dissonance of a person belonging to both homelands. Driven by interviews with his father and other family members, along with experts and witnesses, archival videos, declassified recordings, and animations, BENGAL MEMORY is a unique and untold oral history through a personal lens.
- Year: 1970
- Country: United States of America, Bangladesh
- Genre: Documentary, History
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- Keyword: cold war, 1970s, pakistan, richard nixon, india, genocide, bangladesh, bengali, international relations, pakistan vs india, bangladesh liberation war, war, henry kissinger, american history, united states of america (usa), bengali revolutionary, us government, geopolitical conflict
- Director: Fahim Hamid
- Cast: Salil Tripathi, Meghna Guhathakurta
