NOMADS World Culture Festival Site, Taij Mountain, Nalaikh
August 21–23, 2026
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Daily

Alihan’s Village

14 min Kyrgyzstan Dastan Borkosh Kyrgyz Mountain Herders Nomadic Futures
Alihan’s Village

Official Synopsis

Produced by the independent Tartaly Film Collective in Kyrgyzstan, Alihan’s Village (Bizdin Ayyl) follows a young boy named Alihan living in a rural mountain village where everyone knows each other’s nicknames. The documentary intimately depicts his daily routine as he assists his father with household chores and plays traditional alchiki (ankle-bone games) with neighborhood youth, offering a vivid perspective on Central Asian village childhood.

Biography

Filmmaker(s): Dastan Borkosh

Dastan Borkosh is a Kyrgyz filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor. He is a co-founder and key contributor to the Tartaly Film Collective in Bishkek, focusing on contemporary Central Asian youth narratives and independent documentary cinema.

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