Moustapha Alassane is a living legend in African cinema. His adventures take us to the era of “pre-cinema”, to the times of magical lantern and Chinese shadows. He is the first director of Nigerien cinema and animation films in Africa. He tells very old stories with current technology, but he...
In the vast plains of Kyrgyzstan, men have been cultivating a group sport with a long tradition. The aim of the game buzkashi is to steal the trophy of a dead goat from the rival team of riders, all while staying on horseback. Into this tough masculine world enters Atirkül, a woman with an...
In northeast Kyrgyzstan, Lake Issyk Kul is one of the five deepest lakes in the world. On its shores, dark constructions of cement and steel appear as olds wrecks: it is the port of Balyktchy, today abandoned. Here lies the pride of an admiral of the Soviet navy.
In a chic and bourgeois mountain town, migrant families live on the streets. Children join forces to hold on and maintain the illusion of a normal life.
