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FILM DIRECTOR / WRITER / PRODUCER
Architect & Filmmaker — Dhaka, Bangladesh

Chowdhury Asif Jahangir
ArkoFilm Director / Writer / Producer

Where architecture meets cinema — crafting visual narratives through structural poetry and cinematic vision. Director, Writer, Architect & Storyteller.

05Films Directed
02Film Awards
ARKFilms / Dhaka
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PRIMARY PRACTICE / FILM DIRECTION

Director first. Every frame has intent.

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.

ARK Films directorial work DIRECTOR'S REEL / 01 VIEW FILMS ARK FILMS — STORY / PERFORMANCE / IMAGE / RHYTHM
01 / STORY

Directing from the screenplay

Story structure, character intention and emotional stakes establish the logic behind every visual decision.

02 / PERFORMANCE

Actors inside a living frame

Blocking and performance are shaped with space, silence and camera distance so emotion feels observed rather than decorated.

03 / IMAGE

Composition with purpose

Architecture, light, lens choice and movement work together to make each frame carry narrative information.

04 / CUT

Rhythm after the set

Editing, sound and transitions refine tension, release and point of view until the finished film holds one clear pulse.

2022 KISTIMAAT 2021 LAST WISH 2019 THE DUSTBIN CONNECTION 2018 DUR-ALAPON 2018 PASSING ON...

ARK FILMS

Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko

Director · Writer · Producer

Five films directed

Two awards won

Fourteen-plus years behind the frame

Every frame carries intent.
Story leads. Space listens.

KISTIMAAT · 2022

LAST WISH · 2021

THE DUSTBIN CONNECTION · 2019

DUR-ALAPON · 2018

PASSING ON... · 2018

Best Fiction Short Film
Celebrating Life Film Awards 2018

Best Young Filmmaker
New York Film Awards 2019

Dhaka, Bangladesh
ARK Films · Studio Tripod

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FilmFreeway / Director dossier

Five films. One directorial authorship.

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.

05Director credits
05Writer credits
05Producer credits
03Acting credits
Last Wish poster from FilmFreeway
Last Wish / Poster
Last Wish film still from FilmFreeway
Last Wish / 2021
The Dustbin Connection behind the scenes from FilmFreeway
Dustbin Connection / Set
DUR-ALAPON poster from FilmFreeway
DUR-ALAPON / Poster
Arko with film award from FilmFreeway
Celebrating Life / Award
DUR-ALAPON festival laurels from FilmFreeway
Festival / Laurels
Architect — Director — Writer — Filmmaker
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Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko - Architect & Filmmaker

The intersection of space and story

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.

5
Films Directed
2
Awards Won
14+
Years Active

01Filmography

Arko

A curated body of work spanning short films, features, and experimental narratives.

2022
KISTIMAAT
Feature Short
Director · Writer · Producer · Actor
2021
LAST WISH
Short
Director · Writer · Producer
2019
The Dustbin Connection
Short
Director · Writer · Producer · Actor
2018
DUR-ALAPON
Short
Director · Writer · Producer · Actor
2018
PASSING ON...
Short Student
Director · Writer · Producer
ARK Films
ARK FILMS
The Dustbin Connection
THE DUSTBIN CONNECTION
DUR-ALAPON
DUR-ALAPON
Film Production
PRODUCTION
SECONDARY DISCIPLINE Architecture informs the director’s sense of space, blocking, scale and production design.
Architecture & Design

Studio Tripod — Design Philosophy

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.

Conceptual
Spatial Narratives
Residential
Living Spaces
Commercial
Functional Design
Set Design
Film Environments
Cinematography
Visual Storytelling
Direction
Creative Vision
STUDIO TRIPOD
Education & Recognition

Credentials

Education

BRAC University
Bachelor in Architecture
2007 – 2012
Pathshala South Asian Media Institute
Filmmaking & Direction
Department of Film & Television

Awards & Recognition

🏆
BEST FICTION SHORT FILM
Celebrating Life Film Awards 2018
For "DUR-ALAPON"
🎬
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
New York Film Awards 2019
For "The Dustbin Connection"
Asif Jahangir Arko - Film Director
IMDb Profile
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Five pages. One creative continuum.

The original portfolio remains here in full. Dedicated pages now add deeper biography, film process, architectural thinking and collaboration details, with responsive motion throughout.

01 / Profile

About

Background, education, awards and the connection between space, story and movement.

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02 / ARK Films

Films

Full filmography, visual archive, recognition and an expanded director’s process.

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03 / Studio Tripod

Architecture

Spatial narratives, interiors, set design and the workflow behind built experiences.

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04 / Collaboration

Contact

Film, architecture and cross-disciplinary ways to work together, with direct contact routes.

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CONNECT

Let's create together

Open to collaborations in film production, architectural consultation, and creative projects that push boundaries.

Studio Tripod

55/k-1, Dhanmondi 9A (West), A3
Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh