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ADEMI

Partner: HFF Munich

Director: Zhamilya Sakhari
Filmmaker's profile

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.

Details

Duration: 20min.

Country: Germany, Kazakhstan

Language: Kazakh, Russian

Year: 2025

Genre: Documentary

Topic: Coming Out, Family, Identity, LGBTQ

Cast & Crew

Director: Zhamilya Sakhari

Production company: University of Television and Film Munich

Writer: Zhamilya Sakhari

Cinematographer: Paul Hirschauer

Editor: Zhamilya Sakhari

Music: Hans Könnecke

Actors: Alfarabi Rashidov

Festivals & Awards

2025

Hof International Film Festival Hof International Film Festival honorable mention

Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin

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