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Hear artist Saodat Ismailova discuss Central Asian cinema in conversation with Tom Vick, Curator of Film, and Carol Huh, Associate Curator of Contemporary Asian Art. Together they talk about Soviet-era filmmakers like Ali Khamraev, Uzbekistan's place in world cinema, and film traditions throughout Central Asia. They also consider Ismailova's work with film archives, poetic vs. linear cinematic language, and how the history of Central Asian cinema shows up in her films.
Films Mentioned
Man Follows Birds (Khamraev, 1975)
Melted Into the Sun (Ismailova, 2024)
40 Days of Silence (Ismailova, 2014)
The Haunted (Ismailova, 2017)
This event took place on the opening day of Saodat Ismailova: Melted Into the Sun. In this exhibition, Central Asia’s traditions, histories, and landscapes weave together through film and photography: https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/exhibitions/saodat-ismailova-melted-into-the-sun/
Hear artist Saodat Ismailova discuss Central Asian cinema in conversation with Tom Vick, Curator of Film, and Carol Huh, Associate Curator of Contemporary Asian Art. Together they talk about Soviet-era filmmakers like Ali Khamraev, Uzbekistan's place in world cinema, and film traditions throughout Central Asia. They also consider Ismailova's work with film archives, poetic vs. linear cinematic language, and how the history of Central Asian cinema shows up in her films.
Films Mentioned
Man Follows Birds (Khamraev, 1975)
Melted Into the Sun (Ismailova, 2024)
40 Days of Silence (Ismailova, 2014)
The Haunted (Ismailova, 2017)
This event took place on the opening day of Saodat Ismailova: Melted Into the Sun. In this exhibition, Central Asia’s traditions, histories, and landscapes weave together through film and photography: https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/exhibitions/saodat-ismailova-melted-into-the-sun/
