Directing from the screenplay
Story structure, character intention and emotional stakes establish the logic behind every visual decision.
Where architecture meets cinema — crafting visual narratives through structural poetry and cinematic vision. Director, Writer, Architect & Storyteller.
Arko’s portfolio is led by film direction: shaping performance, story, mise-en-scène, camera language, rhythm and atmosphere into one coherent cinematic point of view. Architecture strengthens that eye for space, but cinema leads the narrative.
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ARK FILMS — STORY / PERFORMANCE / IMAGE / RHYTHM
Story structure, character intention and emotional stakes establish the logic behind every visual decision.
Blocking and performance are shaped with space, silence and camera distance so emotion feels observed rather than decorated.
Architecture, light, lens choice and movement work together to make each frame carry narrative information.
Editing, sound and transitions refine tension, release and point of view until the finished film holds one clear pulse.
ARK FILMS
Director · Writer · Producer
Five films directed
Two awards won
Fourteen-plus years behind the frame
Every frame carries intent.
Story leads. Space listens.
Best Fiction Short Film
Celebrating Life Film Awards 2018
Best Young Filmmaker
New York Film Awards 2019
Dhaka, Bangladesh
ARK Films · Studio Tripod
The professional record spans directing, writing and producing across all five listed films, with acting credits on three. Architecture and filmmaking studies support the practice, while ARK Films remains the production base in Dhaka.






Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko is an Architect, Filmmaker, Cartoonist & Dancer. A Bachelor in Architecture from BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh & studied Filmmaking (direction, cinematography, editing, screenplay) at Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, Department of Film & Television, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
He runs an Architecture consultation firm Studio Tripod & a media production company ARK Films in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His work bridges the gap between structural design and visual storytelling, creating narratives that are both architecturally sound and cinematically compelling.
A curated body of work spanning short films, features, and experimental narratives.
Architecture is frozen cinema. Every structure tells a story, every space evokes emotion. Through Studio Tripod, Arko bridges the gap between built environment and visual narrative.
The original portfolio remains here in full. Dedicated pages now add deeper biography, film process, architectural thinking and collaboration details, with responsive motion throughout.
Background, education, awards and the connection between space, story and movement.
Explore → 02 / ARK FilmsFull filmography, visual archive, recognition and an expanded director’s process.
Explore → 03 / Studio TripodSpatial narratives, interiors, set design and the workflow behind built experiences.
Explore → 04 / CollaborationFilm, architecture and cross-disciplinary ways to work together, with direct contact routes.
Explore →Open to collaborations in film production, architectural consultation, and creative projects that push boundaries.
55/k-1, Dhanmondi 9A (West), A3
Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh