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- 1980s. During the normal transfer from one tunnel to another, the whole subway train suddenly disappears without a trace.
- Skiing the Silk Road is the story of 10 young New Zealand skiers who travel the ancient trading route from Beijing to Venice, skiing in every country along the way. Over the four months they discover a living history of skiing, stretching from the birthplace of skiing in far northwestern China, through the ex-soviet ski resorts of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and on to the slopes of Iran, Turkey, Serbia and Bosnia. The tale is brought to life by the amazing local characters who guide the group through the remote and beautiful terrain of Central Asia. With skiing as their ultimate reward, the story shows the humour of traveling through these mysterious nations, as the group forge their way West... West, and on to Venice.
- This World Does Not Fit Into My Eyes follows Nasira, an elderly woman who, after a high-profile career as an internationally acclaimed Uzbek singer and actress, has fallen into obscurity. To make ends meet she has worked as a janitor for the past 20 years at the Solar Institute of Parkent, a soviet-built site of scientific research that operates by concentrating the sun's light into a massive solar furnace using large mirror arrays. As a result of repeated exposure to high intensity UV light in the mirror's reflection she has become partially sighted. As she slowly loses her sight she retreats more and more into a world of fantasy of her youth as a star.
- Sort of amorous bittersweet short film of Prince Oak Oakleyski and his girl nourishing each other's physique. A sustainable serotonin and dopamine utopia in real life.
- A photographer comes to the dead Aral Sea in search of perfect landscapes. Instead, he meets an old Karakalpak woman who prepares her grave and tombstone in advance. With her help, he understands how closely connected people and the sea are.
- Tashkent Station in the Uzbekistan capital: Passengers rush to catch their trains. A couple, locked in an intimate embrace, so deeply affects the train driver that leaves the train standing and makes a fundamental change in his life. A miniature by Veit Helmer.
- "Kept" is a movie about a movie, serving as a disastrous showcase of everything that can go wrong in filmmaking. Much like the "director," the film is empty and devoid of any substance, dwelling on petty pranks to shore up its pathetic existence. The film is ostensibly about a struggling writer who, desperate for success, decides to document the making of his debut film. However, what unfolds on screen is a masterclass in catastrophic failure on every conceivable level, setting new benchmarks for ineptitude. From the first frame, it becomes painfully clear that the direction is amateurish. Scenes unfold with the coherence and finesse of a high school project gone awry. There is no sense of pacing, with each scene dragging on far past its welcome, leaving the audience in perpetual confusion and frustration. The director's lack of skill is glaringly apparent, making it nearly impossible to engage with the story-or what little there is of one. Much like the "director," the film dwells on petty pranks and meaningless antics, as if these trivial distractions could compensate for its lack of substance. The sound quality is another glaring issue, characterized by muffled dialogues and inconsistent volume levels. Often, viewers are left straining to catch snippets of conversations, which, upon hearing, turn out to be a mixed blessing given the script's utter lack of quality. The dialogue is a series of cringe-worthy cliche's delivered with wooden, lifeless performances that make every line a chore to sit through. Characters spout lines that are so poorly written and awkwardly delivered that it's almost as if the script was an afterthought. In an attempt to mask its emptiness, the film, much like the "director," resorts to juvenile pranks that fall flat and fail to entertain. Editing, a critical storytelling component, is handled with incompetence that it becomes a significant distraction. The film is riddled with jarring cuts and transitions that make it difficult to follow the sequence of events. Scenes abruptly end, only to be followed by disjointed and unrelated scenes, leaving viewers in constant disorientation. This lack of fluidity is a technical flaw and a fundamental failure in storytelling. Like the "director," the film's attempts at coherence are nothing more than pathetic attempts to disguise its inherent lack of substance. The plot, or the glaring absence of one, is perhaps the film's most significant shortcoming. What little semblance of a story exists is buried under layers of incompetence and disarray. The narrative meanders aimlessly, with no clear direction or purpose. It's as if the filmmakers themselves lost track of what they were trying to convey, resulting in a final product that is devoid of any coherent story arc or character development. Just as the "director" relies on petty pranks to fill the void of his talent, the film clings to meaningless scenes and gimmicks, hoping to distract from its core emptiness. "Kept" is not just a bad movie; it's a torturous experience that pushes the boundaries of what audiences can endure. The film fails spectacularly in every possible way, from its horrendous direction and sound quality to its atrocious editing and dreadful dialogue. Watching "Kept" feels like a punishment, a regretful waste of time that leaves viewers wondering how such a monumental disaster ever made it to the screen. In the annals of bad filmmaking, "Kept" stands out as a particularly egregious example, much like its "director," setting a new low bar for future disasters to aspire to. The film's reliance on petty pranks and shallow gimmicks only highlights its complete and utter lack of substance, making it an unforgettable example of cinematic failure.
- A little globe with his family goes on travel to the ancient city of Samarkand where he learns some ethics of travelling from Little Star.
- The project aims to draw global attention to the impact of climate change on the women of the Aral Sea region, one of the most vulnerable areas affected by climate change. The former fourth-largest lake in the world, located in Uzbekistan, dried up in the 1980s and 1990s. This environmental catastrophe has affected the lives of millions, but the Karakalpak people have been affected more than others. Women in Karakalpakstan suffer from salt and pesticides that are released into the air from the former lake bed. The project wants to bring the world's attention to their plight.
- Short documentary walking in the capital of Uzbekistan.
- The story of a son who is secretly in love and a lonely, hard-working father. Each leads his own life - until one sultry summer day, their courses collide with a shock.
- A long distanced relationship makes the couple break their promises.
- This story is about Bibi, an adventurous little girl full of ideas. Once during her usual mornings by the staircase, where she likes reading her story books she realizes that she desperately wants to grow up fast. Having a very vivid imagination she quickly invents a plan to reach her new goal.
- One day of live birds in Tashkent.
- Aralkum is a cinematic kaleidoscope of a desert landscape that used to be a lake. The surreal flickering of the Aral desert transforms into the waves of the former Aral Sea. The sand becomes water. An old man becomes a fisherman again.
- Ancient devil look at the world, which he will destroy. Some souls fly out of him.
- The main character gets into the thickets, where he meets a real nightmare.
- The old man see last dream in his long live.
- Celebrating the Victory Day in the capital of Uzbekistan.
- Silk Road Ghosts takes the viewer off the beaten path as I ply a circuit, following in the footsteps of the ancient conquerors, passing through some of the more remarkable parts of Central Asia's Silk Road. From Almaty in Kazakhstan, I set out towards a daunting rendezvous with the Darvasa Gas Crater in Turkmenistan. Along the way I dot many of the road's pivotal locations, bearing witness to its myriad ghosts which served to glorify the annals of our planet's history.
- Each society has its own rhythm of life, which is set by time - by observing orderliness and traditions, but even the smallest intervention in this routine rhythm can change this society. This intervention may be a person, an event, or some kind of virus.