Blockade (2016 film)

Blockade is a 2016 documentary film by Arif Yousuf on nonviolent peace activism in the US protesting the genocide of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) in 1971. This depicts the story of nonviolent actions to stop the shipment of arms from the US to Pakistan during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

Blockade
Directed byArif Yousuf
Screenplay byTasbir Imam, Arif Yousuf
Based onBLOCKADE: A Guide to Nonviolent Intervention by Richard Taylor
Starring
  • Sultana Alam
  • Richard Taylor
  • Phyllis Taylor
Edited byTasbir Imam
Music bySujan E. Bin Wadud
Release date
  • January 30, 2016 (2016-01-30)
Running time
85 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Bangladesh
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

In early 1971, Bengalis in eastern parts of Pakistan had voted on their right to govern after a convincing election victory. Shortly afterward a humanitarian crisis and war extended down the Bengal Delta as the military dictatorship attempted to repress the people. The events eventually led to the birth of an independent Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

Accolades
Film Festival Award
2017 The World's Independent Film Festival, San Francisco, California Winner, Best Documentary Feature [4]
2017 International Freethought Film Festival, Orlando, Florida Official Selection

References
  1. The Making of 'Blockade' – The Daily Star, December 15, 2018
  2. 'The Blockade' documentary – The Dhaka Tribune May 7th, 2016
  3. medium.com Blockade in Review, Remembering Bangladesh in 1971
  4. TWIFF 2017 Winners


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