From the Feminine Film Series

Djamilia

Jamila
Aminatou Echard
France, Kyrgyzstan
2018
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Description

The film begins in Kyrgyzstan with a search for the main character from Tchinghiz Aitmatov's novel. Djamilia, written in 1958, takes us across the country to meet several generations of women who tell us about Djamilia, a young woman who broke the rules of Kyrgyz society. In doing so, these women reveal an intimate world, reveal themselves, and tell us about their dreams, love, desires, and freedom.

Awards and festivals

- Berlinale - Forum (2018)

Biography of the director

Jamila

Echard Aminatou
She studied Ethnomusicology and cinema. As an artist working with experimental and documentary film, Aminatou's focus is on how space transforms people and how people inhabit spaces. She conveys this idea by exploring the relationship between sound and image. Fieldwork is a crucial element in her artistic practice. After four years of working in Bolivia in ethnomusicology, she began a new stage in Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan) in 2006 by collecting images and sounds to gain an understanding of the specific relationship between spaces and people.

Image gallery
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Finished
Sessions

May

Saturday 12

  • 19:30 h
  • Centro Cultural Casa del Reloj

Sunday 13

  • 12:00 h
  • Cineteca. Sala Azcona
Data sheet
Director
Aminatou Echard
Language
Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Russian, English - Subtitled in Spanish
Screenplay
Aminatou Echard
Cinematography
Aminatou Echard
Editing
Aminatou Echard
Sound
Gil Savoy
Producción
Laurence Rebouillon
Jamila