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Tag archive for ‘films’
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Babushkas
Anyone in Texas planning to see this documentary? Anyone know if there are plans to distribute it more widely? Babushkas a documentary by a Rice student about Russian grandmothers living in Kazakhstan. The movie tells the stories of five elderly women, barely able to pay their food, utility and medical bills…. Early in the process, […]
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The Transition for Ordinary People
Someone stole my idea. A documentary is coming out called My Perestroika, which follows five Russians who lived through the transition from socialism to capitalism. It seems like a really interesting film. I’m always interested to hear stories about what transition was like, not in terms of economic statistics but in personal stories. And also […]
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Camelot and Kazakhstan
This promotional film about Camelot Castle, a luxury hotel overlooking Tintagel, the birth place of King Arthur of legend, happens to feature a celebration of the birthday of President Nazarbayev. Not that the President came to the event: Camelot Castle Celebration – The Secret of Camelot Castle from Camelot Castle on Vimeo. The owners of […]
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Guess Who’s Back? Back Again?
Believe it or not, there’s going to be another film about Borat. Without the participation of Sascha Baron Cohen however. Kazakh director, Erkin Rakishev is planning a movie called My Brother, Borat which is apparently about what happens when an American fan of Borat’s comes to Kazakhstan and finds out that it is a developed […]
