Philip Gain

Philip Gain, is a Bangladeshi environmentalist and human rights advocate and director of , an NGO based in Dhaka. He was previously the director of the Coordinating Council for Human Rights in Bangladesh (CCHRB), a national body to coordinate human rights activities. He is also a journalist, author and documentary filmmaker.
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Documentary films produced and directed
* Joler Gobhire Tomosha (Darkness Deep in Water: Environmental and Social Impacts of Shrimp Aquaculture)—30 minute documentary film on tempests in the coasts and man-made disasters.
* Cha Sramiker Katha (The Story of Tea Workers—English and Bengali)—45-minute documentary film on the life and condition of the tea plantation workers.
* Phulbari (English and Bengali)—a 40-minute film that documents facts about grassroots revolt in Phulbari against open-pit mining and explains crucial social, environmental and economic issues involved with coal and its extraction strategies.
* Chokoria Sundarban: Je Bone Gachh Nei (Chokoria Sundarban: A Forest without Trees)—30-minute documentary film on the destruction of the Chokoria Sundarban in Cox’s Bazar District. 2001.
* Mandi—28-minute documentary film on the destruction of a forest in the north-central region of Bangladesh (Modhupur forest) and the plights of the ethnic people who live in that forest. 1994.
* Biponno Bon (Stolen Forest)—45-minute documentary film (Bengali). 2005. There is also an English version of the film (75 minutes).
* Climate Divide and Bangladesh—eight-minute documentary film on climate change and Bangladesh.
* Respect for Creation: Caritas Initiatives for Climate Change Adaptation—16-minute documentary film on climate change and response of Caritas Bangladesh, a national NGO.
Awards and honors
* Yale World Fellows Program (US) (2002)
* Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship (US) (1993)
* Ashoka Fellowship in (1989)

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