Rhythms of Lost Time
Directed by Anisa Sabiri • 2021 • Tajikistan
A heartfelt tribute to the ancient cultural traditions of director Anisa Sabiri’s native Tajikistan, in particular the remote mountainous region of Badakhsan. Rhythms of Lost Time focuses on traditional Tajik musical practices dating back to Zoroastrian times which have been kept alive, evolving naturally and sometimes in response to the changing demands of Soviet, Islamic and capitalist influence. Their survival is now under greater threat than ever before. At the heart of the film is the otherworldly maddoh, a form of ritual funeral music that is believed to free the soul from the body after death.
RHYTHMS OF LOST TIME • Аз «Алла» то «Вобалам»
Written and directed by Anisa Sabiri
Featuring: Leo Abrahams
In Tajik with English subtitles
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Notes on Rhythms of Lost Time
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Extras
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Samizdat Meets Klassiki
Klassiki Editorial Director Sam Goff speaks to Samizdat organisers Ilia Ryzhenko and Natalya Guzevataya about their vision for the festival, Eastern European film in the 21st century, and curating and solidarity during times of war.
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Decoloniality in Central Asian Cinema
Online panel discussion with filmmaker Anisa Sabiri, Professor Madina Tlostanova, with Samizdat curator Misha Iakovlev, chaired by Samizdat curator Natalia Guzevataya
