Aami’ - is a documentation of lives of the inmates of a destitute children's home in Madhyamgram. The film is conceptualized, scripted, directed and cinematographed by the children themselves with support of co-ordinators. It shows inherent optimism in the heart of these not so privileged kids.

The film has won the Jury Prize and Best Documentary in Kids for Kids Film Festival, organized by CIFEJ, in 2004.

Aami has also been screened at Chicago Int’l film festival, Cairo Int’l Film Festival for Children and various other children’s film festivals worldwide. Recently, the film has been invited to be shown at The Oprah Winfrey Show, Chicago, IL 60607.

The film has been selected for screening in Kids for Kids film festival, worldwide children’s film festival, organized by CIFEJ in association with ECTC. There were 120 entries from 23 countries for the festival held in Athens between June 18 and 21. Aami is the only selected entry from Asia. “The quality of the films was astonishing, a pre-selection jury gathered in Montreal last week and was impressed by the project’s enormous potential and ability to encourage and motivate people all over the world”, says Jo-Anne Blouin, Executive Director, CIFEJ. The child director, Ashikul Islam is one of the participants who has been invited to be on Kids for Kids Jury.

Aami has also been screened at Chicago Int’l film festival, Cairo Int’l Film Festival for Children and various other children’s film festivals worldwide.

Recently, the film has been invited to be screened at The Oprah Winfrey Show, Chicago, IL 60607.