Filmreihe Osteuropa: "Tyl" ("Mental Loneliness)", Kazakhstan, 2024 - English subtitles

Guests: The film will be introduced by Inna Smailova, professor in film studies at the Kazakh State University of the Arts (KazNUA), scriptwriter, and member of FIPRESCI. The actress Guzel Zhan will be present for the Q&A.Moderation: Prof. Dr. Birgit Beumers, Universität PassauJust in the past year, six films from Kazakhstan have conquered the international film festival circuit. They were all by female filmmakers, all debutantes. Sharipa Urazbayeva is the only exception: Tyl is her third film, after Mariam (premiered in Locarno) and Red Pomegranate (premiered in Karlovy Vary)."Tyl" ("Mental Loneliness"), Kazakhstan, 2024 - Kazakh with English subtitlesThe young Ayaulym lives in a boarding school, where she is mobbed by her peers. When they all go home for the New Year break, Ayaulym must stay. But suddenly her father dies, and her mother picks her up and takes her home. But the widowed woman and her daughter have inherited nothing but debts...Runtime: 90 minutesScriptwriter & Director: Sharipa UrazbayevaDoP: Azamat ZhanabekovProduction Design: Nurbolat ZhapakovProducers: Duman Kozhakhmetov, Temirbek Amanzhol, Sergey Kornosenkov, Marzhan Bekmaganbetova, Erkezhan MaksutProduction: Armandastar Films, Sheri Film Production, Black and WhiteCast: Amina Ermekova, Guzel ZhanSharipa Urazbayeva, screenwriter, film director, producer: Best Female Director award at the 22nd Rainbow Film Festival in London - 2024 ??? (Tyl), 2021 Red Pomegranate, 2019 Mariam.