Cinema — analysis and lessons

Zhannat Alshanova’s feature debut Becoming won Best Debut Film at the 11th Baiqonyr festival. The story of a 17-year-old open-water swimmer was produced with partners from Kazakhstan and four European countries, showing how a young auteur film can travel while retaining a distinct local voice.

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Why we need stories: the power of film and books

People have told stories for longer than they have written laws or built cities. Statistics report facts; a story gives understanding. You can read that a million people left their homes and feel nothing, then see a single life and understand everything. Why cinema and books are how a society thinks about itself.

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