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12th Cosquín International Independent Film Festival – Asian Presence 2023

We take a look at the Asian films that will be screened at the Cosquín International Independent Film Festival which is taking place from May 4 – 7, 2023 in Cosquín, Argentina.

Poet by Darezhan Omirbayev – Kazakhstan | 2021 – 105 minutes (Opening Film)

Didar works at a newspaper office and spends his days dreaming of the past glories of Kazakh poetry and of celebrated poet Makhambet Otemisuly. (MUBI)

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Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47 Km by Zhang Mengqi – China | 2921 – 109 minutes

In the winter marking 10 years since the director began filming her ‘47 KM’ series, she tries to get a new building constructed in the village. The girls, who had thus far been the subjects of her films, take up the camera themselves, and begin recording scenes of the village. (MUBI)

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Last Screening by Darezhan Omirbayev – Kazakhstan | 2021 – 30 minutes

Art and life are different worlds, separated by an impassable abyss. Where there is life, there is no art, and vice versa. Young artists have to make that choice, sometimes from a rather young age. (MUBI)

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More information: https://cosquinfilmfest.com/

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