Germany/Uzbekistan 2022 14 min Karakalpak original version with German and English subtitles
by Mila Zhluktenko and Daniel Asadi Faezi
DoP: Sadriddin Shakhabiddinov, Editor: Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi, Music: Giovanni Berg, Producers: Fozil Yunusov, Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi, with: Uralbay Utegenov, Saltanat Utegenova, Aryuhan Ajmuratova, Madijar Utegenov
by Mila Zhluktenko and Daniel Asadi Faezi
DoP: Sadriddin Shakhabiddinov, Editor: Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi, Music: Giovanni Berg, Producers: Fozil Yunusov, Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi, with: Uralbay Utegenov, Saltanat Utegenova, Aryuhan Ajmuratova, Madijar Utegenov
Aralkum is a cinematic kaleidoscope of a desert landscape that used to be a lake. The Aral desert transforms into the waves of the former Aral Sea.
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Mila Zhluktenko, born in Kyiv/Ukraine in 1991, studied Documentary Film at the University of Television and Film Munich/Germany. Her films have been screened at numerous filmfestivals and at the Museum of Modern Art, winning multiple awards.
Daniel Asadi Faezi, born in Germany in 1993, studied Documentary Film at the University of Television and Film Munich/Germany and at the National College of Arts Lahore/Pakistan. Besides directing he produces documentary and experimental cinema. His films screened at numerous filmfestivals including Locarno, DOK Leipzig and Visions du Réel. He is a Berlinale Talents alumni.
Filmography (selection):
Mila Zhluktenko: 2017 I LOVE MY #HAIRLEGS, 2017 FIND FIX FINISH, 2019 OPERA GLASSES, 2022 ARALKUM
Daniel Asadi Faezi: 2013 AREFI, THE SHEPHERD, 2016 KIDS OF TEHRAN (feature film), 2016 OBSERVATION OF HAWKS IN THE SKY, 2022 ARALKUM
Awards: Best International Short Film (Visions du Réel, Nyon/Switzerland 2022); Special Jury Award (Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece 2022)
Daniel Asadi Faezi, born in Germany in 1993, studied Documentary Film at the University of Television and Film Munich/Germany and at the National College of Arts Lahore/Pakistan. Besides directing he produces documentary and experimental cinema. His films screened at numerous filmfestivals including Locarno, DOK Leipzig and Visions du Réel. He is a Berlinale Talents alumni.
Filmography (selection):
Mila Zhluktenko: 2017 I LOVE MY #HAIRLEGS, 2017 FIND FIX FINISH, 2019 OPERA GLASSES, 2022 ARALKUM
Daniel Asadi Faezi: 2013 AREFI, THE SHEPHERD, 2016 KIDS OF TEHRAN (feature film), 2016 OBSERVATION OF HAWKS IN THE SKY, 2022 ARALKUM
Awards: Best International Short Film (Visions du Réel, Nyon/Switzerland 2022); Special Jury Award (Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece 2022)
Contact
Daniel Asadi Faezi
Germany
contact@asadifaezi.com
www.asadifaezi.com