Join us for a cinematic journey through the heart of the Silk Road!
In summer 2017, beginning June 3, we are launching a ten week film series, Summer Nights on the Silk Road, which will feature our favorite films from the region. All films have English subtitles. They will be screened by Saturdays at 5pm with comments by Stanford emeritus professor Alma Kunanbaeva.
June 3: The Land of the Fathers (Atameken), Kazakh, 1966 • Directed by Shaken Aymanov
June 10: Difficult Crossing (released as White Mountains), Kyrgyz, 1964 • Directed by Melis Ubukeev
June 17: You are Not an Orphan, Uzbek, 1963 • Directed by Shukhrat Abbasov
June 24: Hassan-arbakesh, Tajik, 1965 • Directed by Boris Kimyagarov
July 1: Daughter-in-Law, Turkmen, 1972 • Directed by Khodzhakuli Narliev
July 8: Aksuat, Kazakh, 1997 • Directed by Serik Aprymov
July 15: Beshkempir: The Adopted Son, Kyrgyz, 1998 • Directed by Aktan Abdykalykov
July 22: The Orator (Voiz), Uzbek, 1998 • Directed by Yasup Razykov
July 29: Kosh Ba Kosh (Odds and Evens), Tajik, 1993 • Directed by Bakhtiyar Khudoinazarov
August 5: Little Angel, Make Me Happy, Turkmen, 1992 • Directed by Usman Saparov
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https://www.silkroadhouse.org for more information on individual films.