Darezhan Omirbayev

Living in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a young man is preparing to become a bus conductor. One day, in between wandering the city streets, and going to the movies, he makes the acquaintance of a female student. (imdb)

Three 30-minute films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival. (wikipedia)

A pensive director named Amir Kobessov is currently in the process of editing his next film when he receives a telegram informing him of his mother's illness and is encouraged by his wife to return to his rural hometown and pay a visit. (Strictly Film School)

A 12-year-old boy from the isolated steppes in Khazakstan gets his first taste of the outside world when he is sent to a children's clinic with a treatable heart condition in this Kazakh drama. (Allmovie)

Driving home from the maternity hospital with his wife Aijan (Roksana Abouova) and their new baby boy, Marat is at fault during a minor traffic accident. The damage payments on both cars put him in debt. Unable to cover costs when the baby gets sick, Marat finds it necessary to follow a gangster's bidding to murder a journalist.

Two boys dream of escaping their stagnant, rural Kazakh village.

A student of the Philosophy Faculty is suffering from a lack of money and loneliness. One day the owner of a store and a usual shopper become his victims. (cannes)

A free adaptation of freely of Leon Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina".

Educational film by Darezhan Omirbayev for film schools students. This film shows us how directors are inspiring each other. (KG)

Didar is an unrecognized poet who contemplates a rebellious 19th-century poet, executed by the authorities.