Duration: 12 Minute
Genre: Ecological Horror
Production Status: In distribution
Medium: 2D Animation
Song of Whales is about a grieving mother whale and a remorseful fisherman’s bond. Together they confront the depths of sorrow, the limits of forgiveness, and the fragile balance between human self-interest and nature’s resilience.
2026- Best South Asian Short -Animela
NOV 2022- QUARTERFINALIST- VAIL INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL
NOV-DEC 2022- TRAUMWELT GRUPPENAUSSTELLUNG; LiTE-HAUS Galerie + Projektraum ; BERLIN
NOV 2022- CALM, CENTERED, AWAKE: An Exhibition For The Inner Landscape, Belltown Art Walk, SEATTLE
JUNE 2022- Ora Egaro Jon 3rd edition by BANGLADESH ART WEEK
March, 2022- Participated in Climate story lab South Asia
We are excited to announce that the 12-minute animated short film, “Song of Whales,” directed by Sara Afroza Hossain, is representing Bangladesh at the 27th edition of DigiCon6 Asia in Japan (organized by TBS).
Focusing on the critical issues of the environmental crisis and the challenges faced by marginalized fishers, the film recently earned a special honor by winning the Gold Medal at the DigiCon6 Bangladesh 2025 competition, making it the country’s official representative for the Asian event.
Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sara Hossain is an emerging writer-director known for looking at real events through the lens of Bengali folklore and the sensibilities of magical realism.
Her first short film, Song of Whales, has gained national and international attention by winning the West Meets East Screenplay Lab in January 2023. In September 2023, she was selected as a representative of the animation film industry in Bangladesh by the Embassy of France in Bangladesh and Alliance Française de Dhaka and was honored by presenting both of her films to the Honorable President of France during a cultural meetup held as part of his visit to Bangladesh.
Later, in May-June 2024, she had the privilege to visit France to conduct market research on co-production and animation education to explore possibilities for co-producing animation films between France and Bangladesh. Alliance Française de Dhaka arranged the one-month trip, with funding from METIS|French Development Agency and the ICT ministry of Bangladesh.
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Afroza Hossain
in association with
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Hasib Zuberi Shihan
Arifur Rahman
François Grosjean
Nuhash Humayun
Bijon
Mithun Zaman
Saurav Sarangi
Saida Khalid Reeti
Farhana Raka
Towfik Ferdous,
Sajal Shill,
Anindya Ghosh,
Rabeya Pinky,
Farhana Raka,
and Lisan Tayeb Samit
Mreethmandir and Nabidur Rahman
Mukta Mareeum Khan
Rahul Ray
Sayba Talukder and Zen Parvez
Md. Jahid Hasan Sufi
Shahrin Shahriar
Metis Art Fund | French Development Agency
Bangladesh Art Week | Ora Egaro Jon
Team Engine
Ocean Alliance
ICT Division Bangladesh
