ASK

Credits

cast

Naizabek Sydykov

Director
01/15/1986

Biography

Naizabek was born in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. In 2003 he graduated high school to start studies at the Kyrgyz Agrarian University school of Management. However, without completing his course he decided to pursue film direction at the Kyrgyz State University of the Arts instead. He also completed the Higher Courses for Film Directors "Kyrgyzstan 10+", as well as completing directing courses in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg in Russia. He has been working in cinema since 2006 to this day as a screenwriter and director. In addition to film, he works in advertising and music videos. He has worked on more than 150 music videos and commercials. Conducted intensive screenwriting courses. Currently he directs and writes for film and series, lives in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and a proud father of three children.

Filmography

2008-09 “Son” – featured film/ 87 min. 2010 “Circles in the sand” – featured film/ 15 min 2011 “Jug” featured film/ 16 min 2011-12 “Shaike” – featured film/biopic/ 75 min 2015-16 “Taylak`s magic skullcap” – featured film/ 106 min 2016 “Girlish dreams” – animated mini-series/ 10 series 3:30- 4:30 minutes 2021 “2020” – anthology/ featured film`s 2022 “ASK” – short film/ 25 min

Directors Statement

This film is about our concern for future of the world. Everywhere we hear and see wars, murder and destruction. We try to understand why is this happening? Just like all of us, my hero Umut wonders why those in power destroy everything and build nothing. They keep people in fear, intimidate them, force them to change their views and destroy individuals, turning them into a gray mass. But this should come to a logical end, or reach some sort of result. In the film, everything is ambiguous about the outcome of the story, but I still believe and think that Umut has become a kind of facilitator for positive changes. The film was shot in a town that was once prosperous and advanced and is now an abandoned city surrounded by ruins. The terrain gives the film its fantastic aura, where our story takes on a special texture. As an author, it was necessary for me to make this film, because I believe that people should not be silent about what is happening around them. My voice is my movie!