In Tashkent, even window grilles turn into cozy resting spots. Sometimes cats sit there, watching the world go by; other times, it’s children who spend time there.
This time we will focus on the short film “Alaqan” directed by Aida Adilbek, looking at its relationship with decoloniality and genre transgression, and talk to Aida herself about the family documentary.
Not far from the village is the old fortress of Kara-Tair, the abode of silence, secrets and.. lots of snakes. No one disturbs her peace except zmeyelov Mirzaev. But it is in the fortress that the th…