ABOUT FILM
GINGERBREAD FOR HER DAD
76 min., color
Country: Kazakhstan
Company: UVENT Production
Producers: Akzhol-Bi Sarsembayev, Yerkezhan Maksut
Executive Producer: Akzhol-Bi Sarsembayev
Writer: Alina Mustafina
Director: Alina Mustafina
Director of Photography: Alexey Elagin
Composer: Akmaral Mergen
Genre: documentary road movie
Language: Russian, Kazakh, Tatar
Production: Fall 2022 — Summer 2023
Film release: 2024
Country: Kazakhstan
Company: UVENT Production
Producers: Akzhol-Bi Sarsembayev, Yerkezhan Maksut
Executive Producer: Akzhol-Bi Sarsembayev
Writer: Alina Mustafina
Director: Alina Mustafina
Director of Photography: Alexey Elagin
Composer: Akmaral Mergen
Genre: documentary road movie
Language: Russian, Kazakh, Tatar
Production: Fall 2022 — Summer 2023
Film release: 2024
Three generations of women embark on a journey to the grave of their great grandfather who fell in World War II in Poland. A road movie where each of them searches for her roots and self-identity in multinational Kazakhstan and beyond. Along the way, grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter visit the house that no longer belongs to them in Kazan, Tatarstan. All three of them were born in that country, but it’s no longer sovereign. Together they find the grave of the man who brings the three of them together. It’s an intimate story, but it’s also a story about all of us.
FILM EVENTS AT THE DEVELOPMENT AND POST-PRODUCTION STAGE
Grant NAO "State Center for Support of the National Cinema" (Kazakhstan).
Work-In-Progress section at the 16th International Film Festival "Eurasia" (Kazakhstan).
Pitching and showcase of Kazakhstani documentary projects at the "QARA" Film Festival (Kazakhstan).
Mentorship and grant of the "CineDOC-Tbilisi" Film Program (Georgia).
International Film Camp "Post Space" (Kyrgyzstan)
Work-In-Progress section at the 16th International Film Festival "Eurasia" (Kazakhstan).
Pitching and showcase of Kazakhstani documentary projects at the "QARA" Film Festival (Kazakhstan).
Mentorship and grant of the "CineDOC-Tbilisi" Film Program (Georgia).
International Film Camp "Post Space" (Kyrgyzstan)
FESTIVALS, PREMIERES, AWARDS
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), South Korea / Wide Angle Section / World Premiere
Torino Film Festival, Italy / International Competition / European Premiere
Bastau Film Festival, Kazakhstan / National Premiere / President’s Award for Outstanding Debut
Cinema Verite, International Documentary Film Festival, Tehran, Iran / Grand Prize for Best Film
Bolzano Film Festival Bozen, Italy / Out-of-Competition Program
ORAI Festival, Abai City, Kazakhstan / Special Screening
Nomination for the 9th «Critics’ Choice» Award, Kazakhstan / Category: «Best Debut»
Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF48), USA / International Competition / U.S. Premiere
Kazan International Muslim Film Festival «Altyn Minbar», Tatarstan / International Competition / Tatarstan Premiere
Torino Film Festival, Italy / International Competition / European Premiere
Bastau Film Festival, Kazakhstan / National Premiere / President’s Award for Outstanding Debut
Cinema Verite, International Documentary Film Festival, Tehran, Iran / Grand Prize for Best Film
Bolzano Film Festival Bozen, Italy / Out-of-Competition Program
ORAI Festival, Abai City, Kazakhstan / Special Screening
Nomination for the 9th «Critics’ Choice» Award, Kazakhstan / Category: «Best Debut»
Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF48), USA / International Competition / U.S. Premiere
Kazan International Muslim Film Festival «Altyn Minbar», Tatarstan / International Competition / Tatarstan Premiere
INTERESTING FACTS
The movie was filmed in three countries: Kazakhstan, Russia (Tatarstan) and Poland. For one of the protagonists, Lyabiba Sermukhamedova, this was the first trip to Europe and her first Schengen at the age of 85.
During the filming of the movie, 12,000 kilometers were covered by 7 planes, one bus, and dozens of cabs. Filming lasted a little over a month. During this time, more than 40 hours of footage was shot.
Our director Alina Mustafina managed to raise about 7,000,000 KZT ($ 15,000) for the production of the film through her Instagram blog.
Our DP, Alexey Elagin, is a BAFTA award winner.
UVENT PRODUCTION
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Astana, 010000
The Republic of Kazakhstan
info@uvent.kz
Akzhol-bi Sarsembayev
Administrative director
+7 701 888 5051
Yerkezhan Maksut
CEO
+7 747 225 8522
NP-6, 72 Mangilik Yel Ave.
Astana, 010000
The Republic of Kazakhstan
info@uvent.kz
Akzhol-bi Sarsembayev
Administrative director
+7 701 888 5051
Yerkezhan Maksut
CEO
+7 747 225 8522
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