Rowshon Ara Sarker
Community Organizer • Activist • Film Director • Writer
Award-winning Film Director and Writer born in Sirajgonj, Bangladesh. Rowshon is an International Emmy® winner, activist, and Bronx Community & Housing Justice Organizer at DRUM (Desis Rising Up & Moving). Her cinematic work reflects the lived realities of working-class and immigrant communities.
Selected Filmography
All Alone
Short film documenting working-class isolation and immigrant resilience in NYC. Accrued 6 international festival selections worldwide.
- 🏆 Berlin Indie Film Festival – Best Script
- 🏆 Roshani Int. Film Festival – Best Women Empowered Director
Amrao Pari (We Can)
Groundbreaking documentary capturing the rights and struggles of underprivileged working-class children in Bangladesh.
- 🏆 International Emmy® Award 2004
Rodela
Upcoming feature film inspired by true community organizing narratives and the courageous stories of immigrant workers.
- • Current Feature Project
Community & Housing Justice
DRUM - Desis Rising Up & Moving
Bronx Community & Housing Justice Organizer
Organizing South Asian and Indo-Caribbean low-income working-class communities in New York. Rowshon builds sustainable leadership among working-class immigrant women and families facing housing instability.
Official NYC Proclamations (2022)
Honored by NYC Council Member Amanda Farías (District 18) and Assembly Member Karines Reyes (District 87) for outstanding contributions to working-class women leadership and community development.
Awards & Recognitions
Berlin Indie Film Festival
Best Script ("All Alone")
Roshani International Film Festival
Best Women Empowered Director ("All Alone")
NYC Proclamations
City Councilor Amanda Farias (Dist-18) & Assembly Member Karines Reyes (Dist-87)
BACSAS Award
Bangladesh Recognition
Anannya Top Ten Achievers
Bangladesh
Meena Media Award
Unicef Bangladesh
International Emmy®
Journalistic work / Amrao Pari