As the Soviet Union collapses, Mamlakat and ex-soldier Khafez are recovering memories of their past: he has long been in exile, and she has assumed a new identity. When Khafez and Mamlakat meet, the pathways that led them there can no longer be clearly seen – just as the surrounding thousand-year-old walls of an ancient city have been weathered by the sand of the desert.
Type of work: Fiction film
Stage: In development
Looking for: Production houses / co-producers, distributors, and sales agents
Contacts: sabirianisa@gmail.com
Anisa Sabiri is a London-based director/producer from Tajikistan. Raised during the civil war, she aims to give her homeland a voice and help her generation go through traumas of identity loss and decolonisation. Anisa is a beneficiary of the UK Government Chevening Scholarship and is a member of Directors UK.
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