A filmmaker and her mother piece together an intimate reflection on life within the patriarchal reality of (post-)Soviet Uzbekistan. Their conversation unfolds against the backdrop of the mother’s “new” life — one filled with self-expression and self-care — standing in stark contrast to the “frozen” youth she remembers.

Content notes: crying, nudity, themes of gender discrimination and violence

Access notes: dark imagery/low lighting

Selected by Natalia Guzevataya and misha irek