The Freedom Corridor Ep2

Trapped by the world’s largest refugee camp, the wild elephants of Southern Bangladesh are unable to make their yearly migration to feed in Myanmar in the dry winter months. When an ambitious plan to open their corridor stalls, a Bengali forest ranger, a Chakma farmer and a Rohingya refugee must find new ways to deal with the hungry animals that frequently invade their farms.

The Freedom Corridor Ep2
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Heartbreaking observational documentary about the lives of a Bengali forest ranger, a Chakma farmer and a Rohingya refugee who are impacted by the wild elephants which are trapped in their local forest by the world’s largest refugee camp.

2x50 mins for CNA

The Freedom Corridor

Filmed & Directed by Kirsty Wells and Fayed Khan

Sound Recordist - Sajib Ranjan Biswas
Editor - Adam Thomas
Online Editor/Colourist - Warren Williams
Dubbing Mix - Mokhtar El Sayeh Cairo Groove Studios
Field Interpreter & Translation
Bana Ratna Tanchangya
Minhaz Mohammed Shihab

Executive Producer - Dan Davies
CNA Assistant Producer - Nadira Kasmani
CNA Commissioning Editor - Shamala Rajendran

Production Coordinators
Alice Pargiter
Rozi Peters

With Thanks To
Bangladesh Forest Department
The Office of The Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner - IUCN Bangladesh UNHCR and IOM
And The Families Of
Shonamia
Kencharam
Yousuf

Cox’s Bazar Fixer - Mohammed Shahidullah
Refugee Camp Fixer - Ro Yassin Abdumonab
Field Production Assistant - Arjeeta Dutta
Sound Assistant - Md. Farid Hossain

Dit/Edit Assistants
Oronnok Prithibi
Redwan Sarker

Translators
Nepal Chakma
Mustafa Kamal
Manab Mitra Chakma
Ro Yassin Abdumonab
Sanjita Majumder
Nitin Debnath
Mk Muhib
Zahra Nusrat
Writtika Hossain

Stills Photographer - Mumit M

Edit Assistants
Patrick Coackley
Natasa Jandric

Archive Researcher / Translation Assistance - Riad Arfin
Jnr Production Assistant - Sapphire Medeema

Graphics - Pomona Pictures

Archive
Pond 5
Unhcr
Iucn
Arakan Army
Jamuna Tv
Ro Yassin Abdumonab
Saikat Mojumder

Local Co-Production By Lagvelki
Lagvelki Production Coordinator - Jarin Tasnim
Lagvelki Producer - Md Shariful Islam