Meşhur Kimden Kyrgyzstan

Adyl Sultanov is accused of involvement in a department store robbery case. The hero, confident in his innocence, nevertheless does not immediately...

Young Altyn eagerly leaves pastoral life behind for the modern comforts of the capital, but soon finds a corrupted society clashing with the values...

The journey of sculptor Akzholtoy begins with a somber telegram: Esengeldi, a close family friend, has passed away. Returning to his village with his...

A 20-minute documentary film about the Kyrgyz people living by the Narym River.

A tomboy girl Arno, one of five sisters, strives to become the son her father has always longed for. As she navigates the challenges of growing up,...

After the Kyrgyzstan Independence in 1991, the ancient practice of Ala-Kachuu ("grab and run") returned. Some women escape the men that kidnap them,...

The craft of carpet weaving in Kyrgyzstan boasts a long and legendary history, and is an integral part of local life. Turdugul, known as the most...

Young Seide lives in a secluded mountain village in the heart of Kyrgyzstan. She loves her freedom to ride her horse, the closest soul she has, and...

In a suburban village, a house belonging to a young family who lost their firstborn catches fire. Neighbors say the house is cursed, as no one...

A team of rescue workers do what they can in the desperate situation left by an earthquake in the Kyrgyz mountains.

Aisulu Akhmatova is a renowned cotton grower, but her rising fame sparks resentment in her husband, who assaults her in the very fields where she...

Munabia depicts the story of a family's frustration, fury, sadness and eventual acceptance of a long term love affair between a widowed father and...

Egemen, who makes a living by stealing scrap metal, has a secret lover, Meyerim. She was kidnapped, married, and then divorced with her daughter, so...

The Great Silk Road is the name for a mountain trade route now identifiable only by train tracks; it is on these tracks that our film finds four...

In a remote Kyrgyz village where gold mining and poaching rule, an investigator begins to see inherited visions that reveal a dark connection between...

A puzzling fable about human relations inspired by Samuel Beckett (in Kyrgyz, beket means station). At a bus stop amid a snowy winter landscape,...

Two elderly women from a remote mountain village must climb the stairs of a tall apartment building to visit a relative. As they make their way up,...

Aktan Abdykalikov's simple, clear-eyed poetry finds an elemental form here. Two twin brothers are walking down the road carrying a pail of water,...

Traditionally a woman receives a pair of earrings as a gift when a man proposes to her. They might not be previously acquainted and their marriage...

A pair of crows attempt to help their little son find his calling in life.