Qamajai
Yerkezhan (Kei) Sabitbekova / Animation / Germany, Kazakhstan / Kazakh/ 2 minutes 47 seconds / 2025
In the hush of shadows, where darkness leaves its mark, women gather, weaving their pain into a powerful dance.
Cast & Crew:
Directing, Script, Animation: Yerkezhan (Kei) Sabitbekova
Producer, Coloring: Nadiia Yunatska
Sound Design: Ivan Syrov
Mixing: Marc Landendinger
Music: Clemens Gutjahr 2D
Animation: Begaiym Emirlan, Anh Tu Nguyen, Vadims Ivanovs, Sofi Shapir (Atanova), Fatima Wajid, Bea Sanguino Fernández
Compositing: Felicitas Schmelz
Motion design: Pauline Nögel
Editing and color grading: Lahiru Madushanka
Music recording studio: Studio 7 Almaty
Female vocal: Mia Baisyn
Kobyz: Nurbolat Kydyrbayev
Dombyra: Shamshaddin Omar
Producer: Askar Ospanov
Sound Engineer: Alexey Devyaterikov
Director’s Bio
Kei is a Kazakh animation director and an animator specializing in character animation across both 2D and 3D. She explores intense emotions and folklore-inspired stories, creating worlds where myth and human experience intertwine.
