Reetu Sattar

Her 2022 film Shabnam is about the "historic and continuing relationship between East Lancashire and Bangladesh in a textile tug-of-war." The film is co-presented by Lancashire Encounters and the British Textile Biennial. The has been an official selection at the 2023 Rotterdam film fest.

Reetu Abdus Sattar (Bengali: রীতু আব্দুস সাত্তার) is a Bangladeshi performance artist, filmmaker, director, and actress. Her works primarily ranges from theater, video, photography, and text. Her works focus on the exploration of thematic and collective memories, loss, personal objectives, and missing histories. Her performances and artistic works are exhibited in numerous national and international exhibitions and festivals, including in Rotterdam, Sydney, Liverpool, Tokyo, London, Hong Kong, Paris, Singapore, etc. Her 2019 short film Harano Sur/Lost Tune was screened in several international film festivals and art galleries including the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Liverpool Biennial, NTU CCA Singapore, among others. Her 2022 film Shabnam has been selected by several art museums, galleries, and film festivals, including the 2023 IFFR.

Her 2019 film Harano Sur was commissioned by the Liverpool Biennial and Dhaka Art Summit, as part of the New North and South. The film was focused on a traditional Bangladeshi musical instrument called the harmonium. The film captured a performance that took place at Dhaka Art Summit. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam.

Reetu Sattar was born in 1981. Born and raised in Dhaka, she began performative artistry works at an early age. She made her TV debut by starring in a season 3 episode of Locked Up Abroad. Her latter roles in acting include The Last Thakur, Bishaas, Meherjaan, Runway, Kali: A Superhero Series, Kaler Putul.