
Kaisar Bekeshev
Directing
Biography
Kaisar Bekeshev is a director, screenwriter, co-founder of tolqyn pictures, and a student at the T. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts. He gained recognition for his short films “Dayana’s Portrait”, “In The Workshop”, and “The Teapot”. He is a winner of the 1st Turan Film Festival in the category "Best Genre Work", recipient of The Special Jury Prize at SHABYT CINEMA: Everyone Has Their Own Hitchcock, winner of the 10th Muse film festival, and the Audience Choice Award at the IV KozQaras Short Documentary Film Festival 2025.
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PARANdrOID

A psychological slice-of-life movie about three teenager friends, who want to find joy and happiness in their lives, but suddenly their perspective changes, when they face the reflections of their desires.
Frame Tamers

Abylai notices a beautiful painting titled "Dayana's Portrait." He learns that the artist — a talented woman — was murdered shortly after completing the work, and the killer was never found. Troubled by the mystery, Abylai decides to investigate the case himself and uncover the truth behind the painting.
Dayana's Portrait

A man gets captured in underground lab by mad scientist
Patient

Venus is forced to pay off her father's debts, and by chance she is offered a new job as a nurse for Aurora, who suffers from leukemia, but sincerely dreams of fulfilling her dream.
Shine

Gali enrolls in university to study monumental painting, a field that has fascinated her since childhood. Student life feels like a routine—until she encounters the subject of composition, which stirs her mind and motivates her to learn. She achieves some success, earning good grades. But soon, her performance begins to decline rapidly, causing her to lose all creative drive. Will she be able to overcome the crisis and regain the respect of her favorite teacher?
15 Weeks of Marshov

A girl fights her own fears while her first love comes to her with a teapot.
The Teapot

A silent short film about everyday life and aspirations...
Sticker, please!

After the death of his friend, the master creates an instrument that allows him to establish a connection with him.
In The Workshop

Confronted with the divine, a mute coward must overcome himself to bring a homeless man to the hospital.
Walk in Silence

After Adil Denelgenov is fired, his life suddenly changes. Returning home, he finds a package from someone named Alen Smailov. Inside is a short movie, which shows strange frames with human body parts. Upon watching, Adil discovers that these parts are not random images and that he is on his way of solving this mystic message.
JETI

A girl named Arna visits her grandmother in the village for the holidays. Arna doesn't know the local language and has to distribute shelpek to her neighbors. Fortunately, a neighbor named Akzhol comes to her aid. Together they start visiting neighbors' houses, but soon they notice that their houses are empty and no one lives in them.
Shelpek

Kairzhan buys an ordinary dagger but presents it as a family heirloom to a highly respected person.
The Dagger

Experimental interpretation of Anton Chekhov's story "A conversation between a drunk and a sober devil".
Das Gift

A terminally ill young man is recruited for a secret government experiment, but during an interrogation he encounters an unknown force that turns scientific research into a deadly ritual.
Lab Rat

A documentary about how classmates make a pseudo-documentary film.
I spent 10 years filming the mental state of my friend Dimash, who was diagnosed with clinical depression, and that's what happened!!!

The guy wants to read a book to his reflection, but circumstances prevent him from doing so.