Film Screenings (News from Central Asia)

Rhythms Of Lost Time
Trailer

DIRECTOR: Anisa Sabiri, Tajikistan

A journey through the most remote parts of Tajikistan -a young and little-known country which cradles the last embers of an ancient culture.

The film features British musician Leo Abrahams who has travelled to Tajikistan in search of maddoh – a form of transcendental funeral music which he has been interested in for many years but never witnessed.

The Crying Tanbur
Trailer

DIRECTOR: Anisa Sabiri, Tajikistan

A true story, based on the tragedy of the family of the died military journalist in Post-Soviet Tajikistan in 1993. This film is a debut film of young Tajik art activist, a novice filmmaker Anisa Sabiri. Native to rural Tajikistan, she hopes to use her art to shine a light on the history and horrors of the civil war and conflicts that have affected so many in her homeland, but are often forgotten by the rest of the world.

Cotton100%
Trailer

DIRECTOR: Michael Borodin, Uzbekistan

Yelena is an activist fighting for the rights of cotton harvesters. Muhabata is a farmer who is struggling with the hardships of rural life. This is the story of two strong women in a society where forced labour is considered the norm.

Sea Tomorrow
Trailer

DIRECTOR: Katerina Suvorova, Kazakhstan

Set on the arid seabed of the former Aral Sea, the documentary film “Sea Tomorrow” takes us on a journey into the world after the apocalypse.