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CCA 4 Thursday 16th October
3.30-4.45 pm
Between Heaven and Earth
Frank van den Engel
Masha Novikova
Netherlands 2006 / 72 Mins
There is a long tradition of travelling
circus performers in Uzbekistan. The
circus is still one of the only forms of
professional entertainment available
in the small communities that dot the
main roads. Achat Nabiev and Tursun
Ali Mamadzhonov are two such
performers who have devoted themselves
to keeping this heritage alive.
Both men were also political activists working with underground groups to win freedom for Uzbekistan from Soviet control - but with the fall of the USSR, Uzbekistan became a dictatorship. Mamadzhonov left activism behind after the death of his son, something which he suspects may have been instigated by the State. Nabiev continues to fight for a free Uzbekistan while travelling the country with his family circus.
Frank van den Engel and Masja Novikova explore the personal, professional and political lives of these two men, following Uzbek circus troupes on the road as Nabiev and Mamadzhonov share the stories of their lives.
3.30-4.45 pm
Between Heaven and Earth
Frank van den Engel
Masha Novikova
Netherlands 2006 / 72 Mins
There is a long tradition of travelling
circus performers in Uzbekistan. The
circus is still one of the only forms of
professional entertainment available
in the small communities that dot the
main roads. Achat Nabiev and Tursun
Ali Mamadzhonov are two such
performers who have devoted themselves
to keeping this heritage alive.Both men were also political activists working with underground groups to win freedom for Uzbekistan from Soviet control - but with the fall of the USSR, Uzbekistan became a dictatorship. Mamadzhonov left activism behind after the death of his son, something which he suspects may have been instigated by the State. Nabiev continues to fight for a free Uzbekistan while travelling the country with his family circus.
Frank van den Engel and Masja Novikova explore the personal, professional and political lives of these two men, following Uzbek circus troupes on the road as Nabiev and Mamadzhonov share the stories of their lives.
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