This story of love and determination won over the temperamental audience of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, which awarded the film the Prix Un Certain Regard.

Compared to Werner Herzog and Robert Flaherty, Dvortsevoy utilizes his documentary experience to weave an authentic and touching tale and proposes to audience, “observe together with me quietly and everything will happen.” Miranda Siegel of NEW YORK MAGAZINE calls TULPAN “a remarkable look at life among Kazakh shepherds mixing bizarre humor, quirky characters and stunningly shot naturalism into a strange hybrid of narrative and documentary, full of transcendently beautiful moments.” After spending months to years with his subjects, Dvortsevoy is a rare filmmaker with enough patience to capture the human condition on film.  TULPAN represents a wonderful addition to our tour of world cinema and a marginalized national cinema that deserves a dedicated audience.

Schedule:
Friday, June 12, 7:00pm
Saturday, June 13, 3:30pm & 7:45pm
Sunday, June 14, 4:15pm & 8:30pm