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Nomads

Azerbaijan is an ancient country with its own cultural inheritage and customs. The film “Nomads” tells a simple story about traditional Azerbaijan estate. Group of shepherds are taking their sheeps across different fields. During long grueling week they are facing variety of obstacles. Both people and animals are exhausted, and some of them could even die. But shepherds still shepherds and they have to overcome all difficulties as that’s the way they ancestors were living.

  • Rodion Ismailov
    Director
  • Rodion Ismailov
    Writer
  • Rodion Ismailov
    Producer
  • Elchin Abdullaev
    Photography
  • Vladimir Kuptsov
    Music
  • Mariya Sergeenkova
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Кочевье
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    51 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 12, 2010
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Azerbaijan
  • Country of Filming:
    Azerbaijan
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
    Leipzig
    October 23, 2010
    International premiere
  • Faito DOC Festival
    Sorrento, Italy
    August 23, 2013
    Best Feature-Length Documentary Film
  • World Mountain Documentary Festival of Qinghai
    Qinghai, China
    July 28, 2012
    Сhina Premiere
    Jade Kunlun Award
  • International Auteur Film Festival Kinolikbez
    Barnaul, Russia
    April 29, 2011
    Golden Jean-Luc Award
  • Fajr International Film Festival
    Tehran, Iran
    February 8, 2013
  • Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival
    Qatar
    April 22, 2011
  • International Documentary Film Festival TRANZYT
    Poznan, Poland
    October 14, 2011
  • International Film Festival “Message to Man”
    St. Petersburg, Russia
    September 26, 2011
  • Almaty International Film Festival “Shaken’s Stars”
    Almaty, Kazakhstan
    May 13, 2011
  • Moscow International Film Festival
    Moscow, Russia
    June 20, 2010
  • Minsk International Film Festival «Listapad»
    Minsk, Belarus
    November 6, 2010
  • Kiev International Film Festival
    Kiev, Ukraine
    May 30, 2010
  • International Documentary Film Festival «Flahertiana»
    Perm, Russia
    October 16, 2010
  • Ethnographic Film Festival «Eyes and Lenses»
    Warsaw, Poland
    April 21, 2012
  • International Festival Days of Ethnographic Film
    Ljubljana, Slovenia
    March 14, 2013
  • Film Festival della Lessinia
    Verona, Italy
    August 26, 2011
    Italian Premiere
Director Biography - Rodion Ismailov

Was born in Azerbaijan.
In 1998 graduated from Saint Petersburg State University of Cinematography and Television, specialized in film-directing.
In 1997 founded «Deboshir Film Studio».
1997 - 1999 - General Director of «Deboshir Film Studio».
2000 - 2005 - President of Saint Petersburg Fund «Independent Cinema Fund».
Since 2009 he is the director and producer in producing centre «DC Film».

Filmography:
2016 - Third-class travel
2012 - My kith and kin
2010 - Nomads, (directing debut)

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