Kayum S M
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
S M kayum is a Bangladeshi filmmaker, screenwriter and poet. His work addresses such themes as deception-hypocrisy, urban youth romance, middle class angst, and frailty of individual. He has been a director and screenwriter since 2017.
He completed his post-graduation in Sociology from Khulna University.
S M Kayum made his debut as a filmmaker in 2017. He was the assistant director in the film Komola Rocket. Starring Mosharraf Karim, Tauquir Ahmed, Samia Said in the lead roles. The film is the third film from Bangladesh which saw its release on Netflix. and The film won Best Debut Film at the 4th Jaffna International Cinema Festival in Sri Lanka, Jury Prize at the Festival du Film d'Asie du Sud in France. In 2019, SM Kayum started making TV Drama. His first drama was Brishti Chinhito Valobasha (2019), on aired on Maasranga Television. Since then, he has made a number of TV Drama and Telefilm including Moner Bari (2021), Bibi Bivranti (2023), Vaggofal (2024), were aired on NTV and other channels.
Kayum was greatly influenced by the movie of Roy Andersson, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Akira Kurosawa who had heralded a new era in movie through their works.
Kayum feels comfortable in bringing out the stories of familiar people around him in a different way.He known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions of human life. His films often feature long takes, static shots, and surreal imagery to convey a sense of existential alienation.
He completed his post-graduation in Sociology from Khulna University.
S M Kayum made his debut as a filmmaker in 2017. He was the assistant director in the film Komola Rocket. Starring Mosharraf Karim, Tauquir Ahmed, Samia Said in the lead roles. The film is the third film from Bangladesh which saw its release on Netflix. and The film won Best Debut Film at the 4th Jaffna International Cinema Festival in Sri Lanka, Jury Prize at the Festival du Film d'Asie du Sud in France. In 2019, SM Kayum started making TV Drama. His first drama was Brishti Chinhito Valobasha (2019), on aired on Maasranga Television. Since then, he has made a number of TV Drama and Telefilm including Moner Bari (2021), Bibi Bivranti (2023), Vaggofal (2024), were aired on NTV and other channels.
Kayum was greatly influenced by the movie of Roy Andersson, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Akira Kurosawa who had heralded a new era in movie through their works.
Kayum feels comfortable in bringing out the stories of familiar people around him in a different way.He known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions of human life. His films often feature long takes, static shots, and surreal imagery to convey a sense of existential alienation.