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Seide

Young Seide lives in a secluded mountain village in the heart of Kyrgyzstan. She loves her freedom to ride her horse, the closest soul she has, and enjoys playing with the village boys. When she is faced with the prospect of an arranged marriage, her family decides to honor the tradition and kill Seide's horse for the wedding celebration. Upset and feeling voiceless, Seide tries to understand her family’s decision but cannot let her horse be killed. Unfortunately, the horse, like herself, has nowhere to go.

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • 2015, 12 min
  • Director: Elnura Osmonalieva
  • Director of photography: Chananun Chotrungroj
  • Editor: Victor Opekin
  • Screenplay: Elnura Osmonalieva
  • Cast: Kaliman Kalybek kyzy, Kanat Abdrakhmanov, Razha Alieva, Stanbek Toichubaev
  • Contacts: Elnura Osmonalieva
  • Art Director: Myrsini Aristidou
  • Producer: Elnura Osmonalieva, Tolondu Toichubaev, Charlotte Rabate

PROJECTIONS
19.1. 18:30 Praha | Světozor - Grand Hall
21.1. 20:30 Praha | Světozor - Small Hall

Elnura Osmonalieva

Elnura Osmonalieva (Kyrgyzstan, 1981) is a writer and director from. She was born in Kyrgyzstan and was attended a Soviet school. Later she studied in the US and currently is pursuing her MFA in Directing at the NYU Tisch School. Elnura received the Kyrgyz National Film Award “Snow Leopard” in 2013 and has been awarded for “The Best Auteur Film of Central Asia” in 2009.