Voices from Central Asia
Meet Alisher Utev: A filmmaker who brings Kazakh stories to the world
In partnership with MDQ
In this episode of Voices From Central Asia, Kazakh filmmaker Alisher Utev discusses his journey to combine artistic realism with national stories to inspire young creators and promote Kazakh cinema on a global scale.
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