A Jewel Form of Storytelling

Reimagining Central Asian Cinema

Authors

  • Anisa Sabiri Freelancer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17892/app.2023.00017.358

Keywords:

Indigenous storytelling, Soviet Cinema, Persian literature;, Tajik language, Central Asia, Decolonisation, Post-Soviet history

Abstract

Over the seventy-year history of Soviet rule, Tajik and Central Asian storytelling was moulded by a state-regulated national policy, serving the interests of Moscow. Through some personal observations, this essay discusses the challenges a Central Asian artist faces finding an original voice within a global film industry. 

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Published

13-11-2023

How to Cite

Sabiri, Anisa. 2023. “A Jewel Form of Storytelling: Reimagining Central Asian Cinema”. Apparatus. Film, Media and Digital Cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, no. 17 (November). https://doi.org/10.17892/app.2023.00017.358.

Issue

No. 17 (2023): Decolonising the (Post-)Soviet Screen I

Section

Essay

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