HERDING - won Grand-Prix at International Film Festival "Bastau" for the student films and cinema schools (Almaty, 22-26.10.2014)

Writer, director, producer: Ruslan Akun

Director of photography: Talant Urgaziev

Soundman: Nurlan Razakulov

Editor: Eldiyar Madakim

Starring: Annel Azamatova & Erjan Turdukojoev

Production: Nomadmen films, 2014, 23 min.

Festivals: Kazan IFF – September – 2014, Kinoshock FF – September – 2014, Didori_dushanbe – October – 2014, New-York Eurasian film festival – October – 2014 – Best short fiction,   Cottbuss IFF – November-2014 etc.

Synopsis: A family of shepherds, father, little daughter and son, set out to herd cattle to summer pastures. In the middle of the way they encounter corrupted political campaigners who persuade the father to join them and make quick money. Father agrees and leaves his children all alone instructing them to wait for him. However, he does not show up. So next morning kids decide to herd the cattle on their own. Will they manage to do that? The film depicts a generation of "lost" fathers and husbands in Kyrgyzstan, and a new generation of children who stand up for their future.

Ruslan Akun

Date of birth: 30.11.1984

Education: 

1) Mass Communications Department of American University;

2) School of Visual Arts in New York City, a Continuing Education Department;

3) "Courses for Young film-directors", CDF, Bishkek.

4) R. Akun was admitted to the magistracy of the Cinema School at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2014. Study began from the September – 2014.

Among his films: "Salam, New York" (2013, full-length fiction): Seoul International Drama Awards, Korea, 05.09.2013. The film won the Special Prize.

 "Herding" (2014, short fiction) etc.

Review

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