01 / ARCHITECT
Spatial Thinking
Composition, circulation, proportion, material, light and human scale become the grammar of spaces.
↗Profile / Approach
Architecture. Cinema. One continuum.
A deeper look at Arko’s multidisciplinary practice—where spatial design, direction, writing and visual rhythm inform one another.
Primary identity / Film director
A filmmaker whose architectural eye serves the frame.
Film direction is the center of the portfolio. Writing, cinematography, editing awareness and spatial design support a director-led process focused on story, performance and cinematic atmosphere.
Explore the directorial work →FilmFreeway / Professional profile
Director-led. Multidisciplinary by craft.
FilmFreeway lists Arko as Architect, Director, Writer and Filmmaker. The profile records five director credits, five writer credits, five producer credits and three acting credits; it also places his roots in Faridpur and current practice in Dhaka.
05Director credits
05Writer credits
05Producer credits
03Acting credits
A multidisciplinary practice
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.
Across both disciplines, the approach begins with observation: how people move, where attention gathers, how light changes a room or a frame, and how rhythm can turn a sequence of spaces or images into an emotional experience.
Creative identity
Four lenses. One voice.
The practice moves between built form and moving image, allowing ideas from one field to sharpen decisions in another.
02 / FILMMAKER
Visual Narrative
Direction, cinematography and editing shape story through framing, pace, performance and atmosphere.
↗03 / WRITER
Story Structure
Ideas are developed from premise to scene, balancing emotional intention with clear dramatic construction.
↗Education & recognition
A practice built through study + making.
2007–2012
BRAC University
Bachelor in Architecture — grounding the practice in design thinking, structure, spatial analysis and the built environment.
Film Study
Pathshala South Asian Media Institute
Filmmaking & Direction, Department of Film & Television — including direction, cinematography, editing and screenplay.
2018
Best Fiction Short Film
Celebrating Life Film Awards 2018 — recognition for “DUR-ALAPON”.
2019
Best Young Filmmaker
New York Film Awards 2019 — recognition for “The Dustbin Connection”.
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“Every structure tells a story; every frame creates a space.”