Little Love
Aizhan Kasymbek / Central Asia – Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic / Kazakhstan / Russian / 17:00 / 2023
Going through a vulnerable teenage period and parents’ divorce, Camila’s naive world is falling apart. Trying to manage with her new reality and uncontrollable desires, she decides to escape to a quiet place with her friend Raushan. There she hopes to find a little love that she desperately needs.
Cast & Crew:
Producer Banu Ramazanova, Dop Aigul Nurbulatova, editor – Aidan Serik, cast – Kamilla Keney, Danel Zharmukhamedova
Director’s Bio
Aizhan Kassymbek is a Kazakhstani film director whose work explores women’s experiences, injustice, and resilience through an emotionally poetic lens. Her debut feature, OT (Fire), premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in 2021 and received 16 awards worldwide. Her second film, Madina (2023), made entirely by a female crew—the first in Central Asia—premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Aizhan is currently editing the historical series Bikesh and developing her new feature 14.5 about adolescence. As a mentor for young filmmakers, she strives to be the positive example she once needed herself.
