Ruyò Journal
The screening program Her Gaze: Moving Image from Central Asia, curated by Dilda Ramazan and the DAVRA Collective as part of the League of Tenders’ Her Right season, spotlights moving-image works by Central Asian women artists—ranging from Aïda Adilbek’s ritual-infused domestic scenes (qurt preparation) to Medina Bazargali’s reimagining of aitys as a decolonial form of poetic expression. Across the collection, filmmakers such as Saodat Ismailova, Nazira Karimi, Madina Joldybek, Daria Kim, Zumrad Mirzalieva, and others use archival footage, found imagery, and abstract narrative to reclaim agency, challenge Western-centric patriarchal storytelling, and elevate regional, feminist perspectives in contemporary Central Asian cinema.
On Image: Aida Adilbek. Alaqan, 2022.
On Image: Aida Adilbek. Alaqan, 2022.