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Aswar Rahman

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Aswar Rahman (born March 14, 1994) is an American actor and independent filmmaker. Born in Bangladesh, Aswar immigrated to the United States at the age of 6 with his mother and sister. Raised in a poor household in Northeast Minneapolis, Aswar left high school early to relieve financial stress on his family, graduated college at the age of 19, and created a successful digital media production business and launched a filmmaking collaborative that produced eight feature films.

On the night Donald Trump was elected, Aswar put filmmaking on hold to focus on defending democracy. In 2017, he ran in the race for Mayor of the City of Minneapolis, and withdrew to support the eventual winner. In 2018, he served as the Digital Director for Congressman Dean Phillips in the west metro of the Twin Cities. In 2019, he was the Digital Content Director for Senator Amy Klobuchar's Presidential Campaign. He now serves as the digital content lead for the coalition to pass the For the People Act, as well as other pro-democracy causes.

Aswar's passion has always been filmmaking and acting. In 2021, he re-launched his film production program in the Twin Cities.
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Known for:

Achilles (2016)
Achilles
  • Director
  • 2016
Nelson Ritthaler and Oluwademilade Adediran in Salone (2016)
Salone
  • Director
  • 2016
Dorja (2014)
Dorja
  • Director
  • 2014
George: A Love Letter to a Cold City (2015)
George: A Love Letter to a Cold City
  • Director
  • 2015

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Director

  • A Gift from My Brother (2021)
    A Gift from My Brother
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Troika (2017)
    Troika
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Aswar Rahman, Emeline O'Hara, Anna Stranz, and Kevin Brondani in Soirée (2017)
    Soirée
    • Director
    • 2017
  • The Best of India, Late at Night (2016)
    The Best of India, Late at Night
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Nelson Ritthaler and Oluwademilade Adediran in Salone (2016)
    Salone
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Achilles (2016)
    Achilles
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Mehdi+Priya (2015)
    Mehdi+Priya
    • Director
    • 2015
  • George: A Love Letter to a Cold City (2015)
    George: A Love Letter to a Cold City
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Dorja (2014)
    Dorja
    • Director
    • 2014

Writer

  • A Gift from My Brother (2021)
    A Gift from My Brother
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Troika (2017)
    Troika
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Aswar Rahman, Emeline O'Hara, Anna Stranz, and Kevin Brondani in Soirée (2017)
    Soirée
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • The Best of India, Late at Night (2016)
    The Best of India, Late at Night
    • Writer
    • 2016
  • Nelson Ritthaler and Oluwademilade Adediran in Salone (2016)
    Salone
    • Writer
    • 2016
  • Achilles (2016)
    Achilles
    • Writer
    • 2016
  • Mehdi+Priya (2015)
    Mehdi+Priya
    • Writer
    • 2015
  • George: A Love Letter to a Cold City (2015)
    George: A Love Letter to a Cold City
    • Writer
    • 2015
  • Dorja (2014)
    Dorja
    • Writer
    • 2014

Editor

  • A Gift from My Brother (2021)
    A Gift from My Brother
    • Editor
    • 2021
  • Troika (2017)
    Troika
    • Editor
    • 2017
  • Nelson Ritthaler and Oluwademilade Adediran in Salone (2016)
    Salone
    • Editor
    • 2016
  • Achilles (2016)
    Achilles
    • Editor
    • 2016
  • George: A Love Letter to a Cold City (2015)
    George: A Love Letter to a Cold City
    • Editor
    • 2015
  • Dorja (2014)
    Dorja
    • Editor
    • 2014

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    • Official Site
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)

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    From a distance, we must appear to be an intelligent species in a rather empty universe, obsessed with our infighting and immediate needs. We are ugly when we are in a crowd but can't stand to be alone. Cinema provides us a medium through which to maintain our beautiful individuality while learning from the experiences of others. (That is, after all, the job of the actor: to truly live through an experience on behalf of the audience.)

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