Private Project

Bakhyt

Bound by culture to her psychologically abusive household, a modest housewife in rural Kazakhstan yearns for her freedom.

  • Yelnur Zholaman
    Director
  • Yelnur Zholaman
    Writer
  • Dinmukhamed Qadyr
    Producer
  • Gaziza Tansholpan Tleubay
    Key Cast
    "Bakhyt"
  • Kulzhamila Belzhanova
    Key Cast
    "Razia "
  • Azamat Nigmanov
    Key Cast
    "Kanat"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Бахыт
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 20, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Kazakhstan
  • Country of Filming:
    Kazakhstan
  • Language:
    Kazakh
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - New York Film Academy
Director Biography - Yelnur Zholaman

Yelnur Zholaman was born in 1997 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He’s worked in digital advertisement industry for 3 years as a scriptwriter and director. He’s worked with companies like Samsung, Nestle, KitKat. He’s a film director graduated from New York Film Academy(Los Angeles) with a MFA degree in Filmmaking. He got signed off by the production based in LA and currently working on a feature film.

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Director Statement

I was about to get married in 2022, to the girl that I thought I loved. She seemed to be a perfect fit for me. My older sister was already married for 8 months at that time and according to my culture I was next to marry. My sister divorced few weeks before I came back home. I couldn’t process it, because her marriage seemed perfect to me. I postponed my proposal, until I could figure out what went wrong with her life. She told me the story after which I decided not to marry. This film is based on the story told by my sister.