29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Haunted

Saodat Ismailova / Norway, Uzbekistan / 2017 / Central European Premiere / 23 min.


synopsis

The Turan tiger, a majestic symbol of the Central Asian landscape, has been extinct for several decades, but it lives on as a sacred symbol in the collective imagination of the local population. In her captivating film essay, Ismailova pays homage to this animal as she shows how firmly bound it is, in people’s minds, with the region’s history. The tiger is a spectre that emerges from the darkness and disappears again, the landscape is like a network of ruins buried under layers of the past. The collage of visual and audio fragments, accompanied by the filmmaker’s passionate commentary, shows that “real” history cannot be separated from shared ideas and dreams.

"The Haunted is an intimate video letter to the spirit of the extinct Turan tiger, which disappeared from Central Asia in the 20th century. Today, the tiger lives on in people’s collective memory." S. Ismailova

biography

Saodat Ismailovová (1981) je uzbecká režisérka a vizuální umělkyně. Jakkoli je už mnoho let svázána s evropským uměleckým prostředím, ve své tvorbě se stále zaměřuje na Střední Asii, na historii, mýty a každodenní rituály, které jsou s ním spjaté. Mezi její snímky patří například 40 dní ticha (2013), dokument o ženě pronásledované minulostí, jenž měl premiéru na Berlinale a objevil se i v ČR.

more about film

director: Saodat Ismailova
producer: Saodat Ismailova
music: Camille Norment

contact

MAP PRODUCTION / Saodat Ismailova / 14, rue des wallons / Paris / France / +33 6 79 05 08 55 / isaodat@gmail.com

Film at festival

premiere type:Central European Premiere
festival edition:2017
section:Between the Seas
format:Video File
language:Uzbek
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Saodat Ismailova
original title:The Haunted
country:Norway, Uzbekistan
year:2017
running time:23 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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