13:42, 13 февраля 2025, Bishkek - uzsushi.com news agency , Baktygul OSMONALIEVA
The first documentary for children about Chingiz Aitmatov was presented in Kyrgyzstan. Russian House in Bishkek reported.
The National Center for Children and Youth Seytek hosted a screening of the documentary film «The Riddles of the White Steamship». This is the diploma project of a master’s student of the Higher School of Journalism and Mass Communications of the St. Petersburg State University of the program «Author’s Audiovisual Project» Amina Kurenkeeva.
The participants of the film are children of school and preschool age. The children got interested in Chingiz Aitmatov’s work «The White Steamship» and met with the writer’s sister Roza Aitmatova, his son Eldar Aitmatov, the cameraman of the film «The White Steamship» Manasbek Musayev, Professor of KRSU, co-author of the monograph «Chingiz Aitmatov — a Man-Universe» Leonid Sumarokov. The film tells interesting facts about the writing of the book «The White Steamship» and the film adaptation of the work, and about the author himself.
A discussion of the film took place after the screening. The director and experts answered questions from young viewers, and the authors of the most interesting questions received prizes.
The documentary film is timed to the 55th anniversary of the publication of Chingiz Aitmatov’s story «The White Steamship» in the magazine «Novy Mir».