Naeem, based in New York, is a media and political activist, who uses media in the process of making films. The most recent one was on the subject of globalisation in India ( Rumble in Mumbai) .The other one is based on the persecution of Ahmediyas, recently shown at various venues such as the British Council and Alliance Francaise.

Naeem takes pains to point out that his film has been made with the cooperation of other participants, comprising of six men and four women from overseas. This includes in particular, he takes pains to add, Aziz Huq, a lawyer based in Washington, since the theme of his latest endeavour is civil rights of US migrants. The project has been organised by Naeem's group, Visible Collective.

The installation pieces in USA , part of Disappered in America, have been done collectively by a sculptor, musician, author, lighting expert and other members -- all with enlightened backgrounds -- who consider themselves citizens of the world. The images included are picturesque and sometimes idyllic, such as those seen of the exposition ,which travelled to major cities in USA and Europe.

At present in Dhaka, Naeem will conduct more interviews and images of the third part of the saga. The theme is the inadequate existence of US migrants originating from the less developed. The project, he says, is not just a film, Disappeared in America: it is three films and three series of museum installations.

Says Naeem. "The focus is on the situation of migrants in post 9/11in western nations, in US, Europe and the Middle East. One of the things that we look at is how migrants are living, and how they are 'invisible' to the population that they serve. In a place like New York they may drive taxis, sell newspapers, fruits, bagels, clean your tables, and might cook your food in the restaurant kitchens, but they are completely invisible to people. They are, in our 'space', and part of our project to use film and installation to make these things visible, against this invisibility."

Naeem adds that there are three short films, each about 10 minutes, with a whole set of physical installation that goes with it. The films are never shown by themselves: they are with the installation. The installation, he explains, is a museum project.

The slide show at Bengal Gallery, show the physical installations. Light boxes, projection, sculptural elements made out of glass, wood and various other objects, which always go into the museum space.

The films have been shown in numerous venues such as New York, Los Angeles, and other venues in Europe, like London and Stuttgart.