screening format
DCP
aspect ratio
1.78:1 (16:9)
sound format
5.1 Audiomix
original-language
Kazakh, Russian
subtitles
German, English
When Ali performs in drag, he feels free: Pain becomes strength, uncertainty becomes expression. At home, his mother is torn - she wants to support him, yet fears social exclusion in Kazakhstan. Between closeness and conflict, they try to find a way to stay connected.
director
Zhamilya Sakhari
Production
Kirsten Wehr
Editing
Zhamilya Sakhari
Script
Zhamilya Sakhari
DOP
Paul Hirschauer
film school
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)
Festivals
2025
Internationale Hofer Filmtage, Germany
(Lobende Erwähnung)
2025
interfilm Berlin: Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Germany
2026
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival, Germany
School
- Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)
- Bernd-Eichinger-Platz 1
- 80333 München
- Germany
- http://www.hff-muc.de
Production
- Kirsten Wehr
- Bernd-Eichinger-Platz 1
- 80333 München
- Germany
- +49 157 78772708
Distribution
- Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)
- Tina Janker
- Bernd-Eichinger-Platz 1
- 80333 München
- +49 89 689578510
- http://www.hff-muc.de
Sales
- Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)
- Tina Janker
- Bernd-Eichinger-Platz 1
- 80333 München
- +49 89 689578510
- http://www.hff-muc.de
Zhamilya Sakhari
Zhamilya Sakhari is a multilingual filmmaker and photographer with a background in both fiction and documentary storytelling. She is skilled in directing, producing, and visual concept creation, with hands-on experience in every stage of production.
Filmography
2018 ЗЕМЛЯНИКА
2020 ZWEISAM
2022 WER DARF ICH SEIN?
2023 VON JUNI BIS JULU
2024 Nikon
2024 Пассажиры
2025 Әдемі