
Gulzhan Sitakhmetova
Art
Biography
Gulzhan Sitakhmetova is a surrealist artist and animator who creates short dark fairy tales.
Known For

A cold dinner is a dish with bad news. Today it will be more disgusting and destructive than yesterday; and tomorrow will not come at all.
A Cold Dinner

An elderly painter, who hasn't touched a paintbrush for quite a while, wanders around the city with a film camera. One day he sees two beautiful girls through a cafe window. A wonderful image, but it starts to slip away from him.
Fiksazh

A super short film of human puppets about the hallucinogenic influence of drugs.
Smiley

It’s little Agness’ birthday. Mom introduces her to Vadim, her new “daddy”. But this apartment’s residents – imperious grandma and a mermaid – do not welcome strangers. Both have their own take on “strong sex”. Is there a place for a man in this women’s domain?
Emancipe
Nina was born in a small Sami village on the North peninsula. The girl grows up in a place with ancient history. Before coming of age, Nina feels changes in the world around her, and in order to prevent disasters in the village, she should undergo an ancient initiation ritual. The film is dedicated to finding of petroglyphs on the Kola Peninsula by archaeologist Nina Gurina and to all women discoverers.