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Adamdar, Documentary Kyrgyz Film Festival in Wien, March 31 - April 1, 2023
Welcome to attend Adamdar, Kyrgyz Film Festival, that is organized by Nellya Dzhamanbaeva, CEU MA student in Cultural Heritage Studies/Medieval Studies, and supported by the OSUN Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network Local Grant.
"Adamdar," which translates to "People" in Kyrgyz, will feature six documentary short films made by filmmakers from Kyrgyzstan, some of which have won awards. These films showcase the stories of people, their everyday lives, their hard work, and the politics surrounding them. Each day will be screened three films that are also winners and participants of different film festivals around the world...
All the films will be presented in their original language with English subtitles.
PROGRAM:
MARCH 31:
19:00 DORDOY CITY by Tomiris Orozoeva (15:34 minutes)
The biggest market in Central Asia, Dordoi bazaar, is a workplace for over 150 thousand people. They trade, eat, pray, and live there. The film portrays the place and its ambiance through fragments of its inhabitants. At the same time, the bazaar is a metaphor for the broader Kyrgyz society.
Festivals and Awards:
19:30 I AM WALKING ON A GOOD DAY by Danil Usmanov. 16 minutes.
Gainutdinov Nurislam Garifovich, born in 1949, former director of the photographer association in Toktogul left the city and has been living with his wife and three dogs for 16 years in a shack on the banks of the Toktogul reservoir. He lives from fish poaching, but there isalmost no fish left in the reservoir. However, Nurislam continues to go to fish every morning in the hope to catch some fish.
Festivals:
19:50 Exchange with film Directors Tomiris Orozoeva and Danil Usmanov (VTC)
20:30 Black Wagon by Adilet Karzhoev. 24 minutes.
A team of miners working at 500m below surface must complete a daily target, but it gets harder and harder to reach the coal without leaving the safe zone. The foreman decides to take the risk.
In Presence of Film Director Adilet Karzhoev (tbc)
Festivals and Awards:
APRIL 1:
18:00 MURGAB CRONICLES by Bermet Borubaeva. 14:40 minutes.
A documentary filmed during the author's trip to Murghab, a region in Tadzhikistan with ethnic Kyrgyz population. In Murghab, she conducted classes for residents to work with felt, embroidery and traditional ornaments as well as to learn the Kyrgyz language as lost mother tongue.
18:30 SUNFLOWER by Chingiz Sulumbekov (21:05 minutes)
A lonely old man lives in an old trailer. Every day he works in the field and every day he tries to get contact to someone. Listening to the next beeps, he talks about his life and love …
Festivals and Awards:
19:00 METAL BREAD by Chingiz Narynov. 39:30 minutes.
A pensioner from Mailuu-Suu, a city in southern Kyrgyzstan, was laid off in 2005 by a famous electric lamp factory and is forced to find alternative ways to survive.
Festivals and Awards:
19:45 Exchange with Film Directors Bermet Burumbaeva, Chingyz Sulumbekov and Chingyz Narynov (by VTC)
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