Stories & Press
A visual and editorial archive — festivals, awards, screenings, on-set photography, and media coverage from across Zayed Siddiki's filmmaking journey.
Directing on location — Raven
Camera blocking — interior set
Full crew on set — interior location
Monitoring playback
Framing the shot
Directing actors — bathroom set
Reviewing frame — night market
Film still on screen during a festival screening
Full house — festival audience
Post-screening panel with cast and crew
Q&A session after the screening
Audience reaction during the Q&A
A guest addresses the audience
Cast, crew and guests — group photo
Digital Rights Asia Pacific — talkback session, Chiang Mai 2023
Storytelling for Social Change workshop, Chiang Mai 2023
Certificate presentation — 10th International Film Festival of Shimla
Storytelling for Social Change workshop
Certificate presentation — 10th International Film Festival of Shimla
Red carpet — 10th IFFS Shimla, 2024
Award plaque presentation — IFFS Shimla
Cast and crew — group photo, IFFS Shimla
1st Dhaka International Film Festival, Better Society 2023
Panel discussion — Urban Migration in Bangladesh, 2025
Delegates and filmmakers — 21st Dhaka International Film Festival 2023
Speaking at West Meets East Screenplay Lab, Dhaka
Full house — 10th IFFS Shimla screening
Traditional scarf presentation — IFFS Shimla
Posing with the award — IFFS Shimla
On stage after the screening — cast and crew
In conversation — interview session
Q&A session at the festival screening
Panel discussion with the audience
Audience members ask questions
Audience Q&A session
A guest raises a question during Q&A
A viewer shares their thoughts
Closing remarks on stage
Digital Rights Asia Pacific — talkback session, Chiang Mai 2023
Digital Rights Asia Pacific — talkback session, Chiang Mai 2023
Panel: Digital Control — Shrinking Civic Space in Bangladesh
Panel: Digital Control — Shrinking Civic Space in Bangladesh
Storytelling for Social Change workshop
Group photo — 10th IFFS Shimla, 2024
Celebrating the award — IFFS Shimla
1st Dhaka International Film Festival, Better Society 2023
Panel discussion — Urban Migration in Bangladesh, 2025
Group photo — 21st Dhaka International Film Festival 2023
Group photo — 21st Dhaka International Film Festival 2023
Traditional scarf presentation — IFFS Shimla
On stage with fellow honorees — IFFS Shimla
Group photo on the red carpet — IFFS Shimla
On the red carpet — IFFS Shimla
On the red carpet — IFFS Shimla
In conversation on the red carpet — IFFS Shimla
A quiet moment during the screening
Arriving for the technical screening of Raven
Gathering ahead of the screening
Arriving for the technical screening of Raven
Technical Show poster on screen
Audience entering the auditorium
Audience at the technical screening
On stage after the screening
Audience reaction during the discussion
In conversation after the screening
Group photo after the screening
Celebrating with the director
Celebrating with the director
In discussion on stage
In discussion on stage
Director in conversation with a guest on stage
Posing with the award — IFFS Shimla
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
West Meets East Screenplay Lab — session
In conversation — interview session
Receiving award — 3 Minutes Film Festival, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka 2022
Award presentation — Peace Film Festival, Films4Peace Foundation
Certificate presentation — International Film Festival ceremony
Award plaque presentation — International Film Festival
DUFS Award — Dhaka University Film Society, 2015
Receiving trophy — Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy award ceremony
Boom operator captures dialogue — interior scene
Field production — costume and blocking rehearsal
Cast and crew on location — open field set
Prepping the creature costume on location
Lighting setup — interior bedroom scene
Crane rig setup — exterior location
Director in conversation on set
Monitoring a scene through the lens
Documentary crew filming in a crowded market
On the move — camera crew navigating a busy street
Crew consults the script on a city street
Director in conversation between takes
Lighting and camera setup — interior scene
Night shoot — market location
Blocking a bathroom scene
Framing a bedroom scene
Clapperboard — Raven (দাঁড়কাক) production slate
Full cast and crew — wrap photo
Director reviewing the monitor
Documentary crew filming on location
