Central Asia Studies (Documentaries)

160 minutes; 9 films:
The Mystery of Open Palm (Kazakhfilm; 10 min.; 1968) / dir. Oraz Abishev.
Touching the Eternity (Kazakhfilm; 10 min.; 1966) / dir. Ararat Mashanov.
Kamshat (Kazakhfilm; 10 min.; 1975) / dir. Asya Suleyeva.
Photo is Necessary (Kazakhfilm; 10 min.; 1975) / dir. Yury Piskunov.
Interval (Kazakhfilm; 20 min.; 1982) / dir. Sergey Azimov.
City and Smog (Kazakhfilm; 18 min.; 1984) / dir. Vladimir Tatenko.
Scenes at the Fountain (Kazakhfilm; 30 min.; 1986) / dir. Igor Gonopolsky.
I will Advocate Myself (Kazakhfilm; 28 min.; 1987) / dir. Vladimir Tyulkin.
Kumshagal Story (Kazakhfilm; 20 min.; 1987) / dir. Igor Vovnyanko.

130 minutes; 5 films:
Nevada-Kazakhstan (Kazakhfilm; 10 min.; 1990) / dir. Sergey Shafir.
Zhana-Arka (Kazakhfilm; 10 min.; 1991) / dir. Ersain Abdrakhmanov.
Chronicle of Undeclared Demonstration (Kazakhfilm; 70 min.; 1991) / dir. Asya Baygozhina, Naana Chankova.
Kazakh Pre-Muslim Ceremonies and Religious Faiths (Kazakhfilm; 20 min.; 1993) / dir. Bakhyt Gafu.
Happiness (Kazakhfilm; 22 min.; 1995) / dir. Sergey Dvortsevoy.

130 minutes; 8 films:
Monaschi (Kyrgyzfilm; 10 min.; 1965) / dir. Bolotbek Shamshiev.
There are Horses (Kyrgyzfilm; 20 min.; 1965) / dir. Tolomush Okeyev.
Cape of the Bay Runner (Kyrgyzfilm; 20 min.; 1966) / dir. Izya Gershtein.
I serve to the Soviet Union (Kyrgyzfilm; 20 min.; 1966) / dir. Melis Ubukeyev.
Castles on the Sand (Kyrgyzfilm; 20 min.; 1967) / dir. Yakov Bronshtein.
Boom (Kyrgyzfilm; 10 min.; 1969) / dir. Tolomush Okeyev.
The Poet (Kyrgyzfilm; 10 min.; 1972) / dir. Bekesh Abdyldayev.
Cosmonaut's Nomad Encampment (Kyrgyzfilm; 20 min.; 1982) / dir. Shamil Dzhaparov.

120 minutes; 9 films:
The Dog Was Running (Kyrgyzfilm; 17 min.; 1990) / dir. Aktan Abdykalykov, Erkin Ryspayev.
High Shore (Kyrgyztelefilm; 18 min.; 1991) / dir. Asan Aitikeyev.
The Devil's Bridge (Kyrgyzfilm; 10 min.; 1997) / dir. Temir Birnazarov.
Nomad Encampment (Gosteleradiocorporation; 20 min.; 1998) / dir. Tynay Ibragimov.
Algambra (Telecompany TVK; 10 min.; 2001) / dir. Ernest Abdyzhaparov.
Asyl (Manas; 13 min.; 2004) / dir. Ludmila Grebenshikova, Anara Birismanova.
Crash Down From the Seventh Floor (Deleks; 15 min.; 2006) / dir. Dalmira Telepbergenova.
Neighbors (Kyrgyztelefilm; 12 min.; 2007) / dir. Tynay Ibragimov.
I Want to Live (Manas; 7 min.; 2007) / dir. Nargiza Mamatkulova.

125 minutes; 10 films:
The Arrival of Train to Dushanbe (Agitfilm; 2 min.; 1929)
Lullaby (Tajikfilm; 10 min.; 1966) / dir. Davlat Khudonazarov.
12 km of Road (Tajikfilm; 10 min.; 1973) / dir. Bako Sadykov.
Cereals (Tajikfilm; 20 min.; 1982) / dir. Mayram Yusupova.
Adonis XIV (Tajikfilm; 10 min.; 1985) / dir. Bako Sadykov.
Zhakon (Tajikfilm; 20 min.; 1986) / dir. Safarbek Soliev.
Typhoon Tamara (Tajikfilm; 10 min.; 1986) / dir. Pulat Akhamatov.
Tobacco (Tajikfilm; 10 min.; 1988) / dir. Safarbek Soliev.
Face (Tajikfilm; 16 min.; 1989) / dir. Mayram Yusupova.
Cup of Time (Tajikfilm; 16 min.; 1990) / dir. Gulyandom Muhabbatova, Daler Rakhmatov.

110 minutes; 5 films:
Ancestry's Country (Tajikfilm; 20 min.; 1993) / dir. Orzu Sharipov.
Posira (Tajikfilm; 7 min.; 1999) / dir. Nosir Rakhmonov, Safar Hakdodov.
Business Trip (August Studio; 40 min.; 1998) / dir. Mayram Yuspova.
11.000 km from New York (Eurasia Telecinema Enterprises; 20 min.; 2004) / dir. Orzu Sharipov.
New Penelope (Kinoservice; 26 min.; 2006) / dir. Georgy Dzalaeyv.

70 minutes; 10 films:
The Story of One Run (Turmenfilm; 16 min.; 1986) / dir. Murad Alieyv.
Aura (Turmenfilm; 10 min.; 1987) / dir. Murad Alieyv.

8 Films of Velmurad Ovezov:
The Song; Watermelons; Weaving; Jewellery; Carpet; Akhaltekin Horses; The Patriarch; New Ashgabat.

110 minutes; 6 films:
Khudaibergen Devonov (Uzbekfilm; 10 min.; 1970) / dir. S. Davlatov.
Teacher (Uzbekfilm; 10 min.; 1962) / dir. N. Ataullaeyva.
The feat of Tashkent (Uzbekfilm; 18 min.; 1975) / dir. Ali Khamrayev.
Yashmak (Uzbekfilm; 6 min.; 1977) / dir. Malik Kayumov.
Aralkum (Uzbekfilm; 40 min.; 1987) / dir. B. Muzofarov.
Men. Men! Men? (Uzbekfilm; 20 min.; 1987) / dir. D. Salimov.

110 minutes; 5 films:
Black ashes (Uzbekkino; 15 min.; 1997) / dir. Shuhrat Mahmutov.
Creation (Uzbekkino; 20 min.; 2001) / dir. R. Ibrohimov.
The Wall (Uzbekkino; 25 min.; 2003) / dir. Turaniyaz Kalimbetov.
Akhmad Yassayu (Uzbekkino; 17 min.; 2004) / dir. Dzhahongir Kasymov.
The first step (Uzbekkino; 26 min.; 2006) / dir. Shuhrat Mahmutov.

Directed by Vladimir Tyulkin.
50 minutes; released 1991.
The film The Lord of the Flies has been viewed not only as the ethnic documentary film but also the feature film - the artistic background of which reflects the downfall of Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian and Turkmen; optional English subtitles.