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Catherine Masud (Bengali: ক্যাথরিন মাসুদ) is an American-born filmmaker, residing in Bangladesh from 1995–2015. She now lives in the United States.
I'm an award-winning filmmaker and educator, with 30 years of production experience in fiction and documentary. Much of that time has been spent working internationally, in challenging and diverse environments, primarily in Bangladesh.
Designed and taught two courses, “Gender, Nation and South Asian Cinema” and “Women Filmmakers of South Asia” (both cross-listed in Film Studies, South Asian Studies, and Women’s Sexuality and Gender Studies).
I founded the Tareque Masud Memorial Trust (TMMT) in 2012 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tareque's legacy and the causes he believed in. As Chairperson of the Trust, I have overseen a number of projects and initiatives including arts festivals, film competitions, public art memorials, documentary ...
Mar 10, 2024 · Catherine Masud’s 84-minute documentary, A Double Life, chronicles the journey of Stephen Bingham, the radical attorney accused of passing a gun to incarcerated Black Panther Party member George Jackson that allegedly triggered a shootout at San Quentin State Prison in 1971 and ended in Jackson’s death along with the deaths of five others.
- Ed Rampell
Oct 8, 2023 · A Double Life: Directed by Catherine Masud. With Stephen Bingham. This unveils the gripping true story of Stephen Bingham, a lawyer accused of passing a gun to prisoners' rights leader George Jackson in 1971.
Oct 5, 2023 · Bingham’s story is told in “A Double Life,” a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Catherine Masud, Bingham’s niece, making its world premiere at the 46th annual Mill Valley Film Fest ...
