A photography exhibition based on the unreleased Bangladeshi film “An Apple Tree Inside the Head” opened at La Galerie, inside Alliance Française de Dhaka, offering audiences a glimpse into the film’s world months ahead of its theatrical debut. The opening ceremony drew Alliance Française de Dhaka director François Chambraud, producer Josim Ahmed, actor Jayita Mahalanobish, and writer Manosh Chowdhury as special guests, alongside the film’s director Mohammad Fazlay Rabby Mridha, producer Arifur Rahman, and actor Mostafa Monowar.
Images That Suggest Without Explaining
Organised by Goopy Bagha Productions Limited and Views & Vision Production, the exhibition features both cinematic and raw photographs captured during the making of the film. Rather than laying out the plot, the images focus on characters, landscapes, gestures, and visual mood, leaving the complete story untold. Chambraud described the show as representing the whole film in essence, calling it a chance for the institution to reaffirm its commitment to Bangladesh’s local creative scene.
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A Statement on Bangladesh’s Film Culture
Guest speaker Manosh Chowdhury used the occasion to reflect on the broader constraints facing art and film promotion in Bangladesh, praising the team for travelling to remote parts of the country during production. He called the result a standout film for its time and urged viewers to approach it with a surreal rather than realistic perspective. Producer Josim Ahmed echoed that sentiment, describing the exhibition not as a simple photo display but as an artistic journey allowing audiences to discover the film in an entirely new way.
The exhibition runs at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka, until September 19, giving visitors a limited window to experience the film’s imagery ahead of its eventual theatrical release.
