FILMS
Thank you, doctor!
by Adilet Karzhoev
At 77, Ernst Akramov is a living legend of medicine in Kyrgyzstan. He has dedicated 56 years of his life to surgery, exploring all its intricacies and secrets. A true calling for which he has sacrificed his private life. Where others might have chosen fame and fortune, Akramov finds solace in the recovery of his patients.

Certainly, he has become a talented doctor, but this has cost him his personal life: he has neither wife nor children. What lies behind the solitude of this man devoted to the human cause?
  • Producers
    Jean-Marie Gigon, Maciek Hamela
  • DOP
    Adilet Karzhoev
  • Genre
    Short documentary
  • Year
    2016
  • Country
    Kyrgyzstan, Poland, France
    Supported by the IDFA Bertha Fund
  • Special Prize of Press
    2017 – IFF «Победили вместе», Russia

    Special Prize of Jury
    2016 – IFF Kyrgyzstan – land of short films, CIS countries

    Best documentary film
    2016 – Forum of young filmmakers "Umut" of CIS countries, Kyrgyzstan
Carousel
by Adilet Karzhoev
Ayday has no one in her life except her little sister. She has to go into prostitution to take care of her sister. One day she decides to start a new life. However, it is not so simple.
  • Producer
    Adilet Karzhoev
  • DOP
    Karash Zhanyshov
  • Genre
    Short fiction
  • Year
    2019
  • Country
    Kyrgyzstan
  • Special Prize of Jury
    2020 – International Film Festival "Moscow Premiere", Russia

Burul
by Adilet Karzhoev
A rural high school student Burul is interested in wrestling. The wrestling coach won't let her train at the boys' gym, so she trains at home alone. Burul’s father believes that wrestling is not for girls and forbids her to do it. One guy from a neighboring village kidnaps Burul to marry her after several unsuccessful attempts to talk to Burul.
  • Producer
    Adilet Karzhoev
  • DOP
    Zhumanazar Koichubekov
  • Genre
    Short fiction
  • Year
    2024
  • Country
    Kyrgyzstan
  • Best Short Film on Women's Empowerment
    2024 - Premio Felix Film Festival, Italy

    Best Cinematography
    2024 - Дни короткометражного кино, Russia

    Best Short Film
    2024 - Giffoni Film Festival, Italy

    Best Short Film
    2024 - Dieciminuti Film Festival, Italy

    Best Short film
    2025 - Kyrgyzstan - land of short films

    Best Short Film
    2025 - Garda Cinema Festival, Italy

    Best Short Film
    2024 - Vertigo Film Fest, Italy

    Best Short film
    2025 - Marateale in Short, Italy

    Best Short film
    2025 - ValdarnoCinema Film Festival, Italy
Black Wagon
by Adilet Karzhoev
A crew of miners digs coal 500 meters underground. Miners must fulfill the daily plan. But with each hit with the pick, it becomes more and more difficult to get to the coal in the safe zone. The foreman decides to take risks and dig coal in the danger zone.
  • Producer
    Adilet Karzhoev
  • DOP
    Karash Zhanyshov
  • Genre
    Short documentary
  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    Kyrgyzstan
  • Best Documentary Film
    2023 – Västerås Film Festival, Sweden

    Special Prize of Jury
    2023 – Lendoc International Film Festival, Russia

    Best Documentary Film
    2023 – International Festival "Человечное Кино", Russia

    Best Documentary Film
    2023 – IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria

    Special Mention of Jury
    2022 – VIDSEE Juree Asia Awards competition, Singapore

    Special Mention of Jury
    2022 – 15th International Film Festival “Sol Zemli”, Russia

    Best Film
    2022 – 16th International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival “Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan”

    Special Mention of Jury
    2022 – International Film Festival Ismailia, Egypt


Barakholka.
The Time Machine
by Asel Umetova
A flea market on a street in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. On newspaper spread out on the ground, antiquated cameras, outdated dolls, worn shoes. I'm looking for an old slide projector that would allow me to see family photos taken by my parents during the Soviet era.
  • Producer
    Adilet Karzhoev
  • DOP
    Asel Umetova
  • Genre
    Creative documentary
  • Year
    2020
  • Country
    Kyrgyzstan, France
  • Best Short Film on Women's Empowerment
    2024 - Premio Felix Film Festival, Italy

    Best Cinematography
    2024 - Дни короткометражного кино, Russia

    Best Short Film
    2024 - Giffoni Film Festival, Italy

    Best Short Film
    2024 - Dieciminuti Film Festival, Italy

    Best Short film
    2025 - Kyrgyzstan - land of short films

    Best Short Film
    2025 - Garda Cinema Festival, Italy

    Best Short Film
    2024 - Vertigo Film Fest, Italy

    Best Short film
    2025 - Marateale in Short, Italy

    Best Short film
    2025 - ValdarnoCinema Film Festival, Italy