Feature film · 89 min On the festival circuit
Kurak
Three women stripped of their rights and freedom — a dark, realistic drama using real television footage. Awards in Busan, Vesoul and Dhaka.
Film
Independent films from Central Asia about dignity, women’s rights and the truth behind the propaganda.
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Image · PAY THE BILL / wemakeit Feature film In post-production
PAY THE BILL
A drama from Kazakhstan about domestic violence and public silence. Directed by Assel Aushakimova. Post-production funded on wemakeit.
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Image · Tad Doukmak Film Released
Snowstorm
Post-production crowdfunded on wemakeit by more than 40 supporters. Premiere at Stattkino Lucerne with an audience talk.
Approach
From the start of my work as a producer I set myself a mission: to make films based on stories that reflect society’s most pressing problems. I see my calling in films about socio-cultural issues and human rights.
Why women are at the centre
The numbers speak for themselves. In Kyrgyzstan, 97 % of women carry the responsibility for the household. Labour migration has a female face: twice as many women as men leave the country to work abroad. One woman in three is pushed into a marriage without her consent; one in a hundred lives as a second or even third wife. And the vast majority of domestic-violence complaints — 86 % — are later withdrawn by the women who filed them.
This has to be talked about. Film is my way of doing it.
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