The volunteers face the lack of financing, poor support of local authorities and adverse weather conditions and numerous other problems, but, driven by their love of nature, they continue to fight for the cleanliness of the lake.
The Movie night will offer an opportunity to discuss the possibilities of creative rethinking of water problems in Central Asia and tools for widespread dissemination of these ideas. In addition to watching the film, there will be an opportunity for a meeting and exchange with the Director Tamara Kubaeva in the “Questions/Answers” format.
About Director:
Tamara Kubaeva
Tamara Kubaeva was born in 1977 in Frunze, the capital of former Kirgiz Soviet Republic (now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan). From childhood, she was interested in cinema, loved music and art and was engaged in creativity in various forms. She carried out several creative charity projects, organised exhibitions of her work in Bishkek in 2011, 2013 and 2014.
In 2008-2009 studied at the Academy of Classical Photography in Moscow, and since 2009 began to work as a photographer. She is a graduate of the Ernest Abdyzhaparov Master Class (2015), of the Nikolai Makarov’s documentary and feature film Master Class in the St. Petersburg Higher School of Directors and Screenwriters (2018-2020), Since 2020, she has been a member of the closed club of practical directing “Worlds of Screens” under the guidance of the associate professor Vitaly Kalinin of the Russian State University of Cinematography.
Filmography:
“At the Bottom”/«На дне», 23 min, 2022
Awards for the film:
- Award for the kindness in art “For Peace” 2024 (Russia)
- The Digital Gate International Film Fesival 2023, Algeria – The Best Director Award
- XX International Festival of Sea and Adventure Films “The Sea is Calling” 2023 (Russia) – Silver
- Florence International Film Festival (Италия) 2022 – finalist, Honorable Mention
- XXXIII Open Documentary Film Festival “RUSSIA” 2022 - Jury Diploma “For Faith in Human Reason”
- IV Film Forum of Women Directors of Kyrgyzstan 2022 - Certificate from the Department of Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Open Documentary Film Festival “Russia”, 2022 – Diploma
- International Film Forum "Golden Knight" 2023 (Russia) – Diploma
- International Silk Road Film Festival (Турция) 2022 – Finalist
- Lunigiana Cinema Festival (Италия) 2022 - Finalist
- Quotes from the Earth (Индия) 2022 – short-list
- The Sixth Arctic International Film Festival "Golden Raven" (Russia) 2022 – Competition Program
- Wildlife Vaasa International Nature Film Festival (Финляндия) 2022 – Official Selection
- Smaragdni Eco Film Festival (Croatia) 2022 – Official Selection
- The Cardiff International Film Festival (Great Britain) 2022 - Official Selection
- Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan 2022 - Official Selection
- XVI Open Documentary Film Festival "Siberia" 2022 - Official Selection
- XV International Film Festival "Salt of the Earth" (Russia) 2022 – Competition Programme International Documentary Film Festival “KinZA’ (Russia) 2022 - Official Selection
- Cinema Love Film Festival 2022, Uzbekistan - Official Selection