What Have You Done, Zarina?

Zarina, Sen Ne Istep Qoidyñ?

Premiere Status

Synopsis

Sinopsis

A 15-year-old Zarina wants to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy. However, she ends up caught in a vicious cycle that is more difficult to escape than she thought.

Schedule

Jadwal

Director's Biography

Biografi Sutradara

Camila Sagyntkan

Camila Sagyntkan is a director and writer from Kazakhstan. A legal background sharpened her perspective on justice and human stories before she turned to filmmaking. She has been working in the film industry for seven years as a 1AD, producer, and script supervisor.

Her debut “Happy Independence Day” received several awards and was screened at international festivals such as the Cleveland IFF, Courts d’un soir, LAAPFF, and others. In 2025, it was released online through the Short of the Week.

Camila is a participant of the BaseCamp’25 at the Locarno Film Festival, the CAPITÃO Artist Residency, and Script LAB CA’25.

Credit

Kredit

Production Company	QARA STUDIOS, ELEVEN THIRTY PM, K. SAGYNTKAN
Producer	Yerkebulan Kurishbayev, Yevgeniya Moreva, Gregory Bagaev, Camila Sagyntkan
Director	Camila Sagyntkan
Scriptwriter	Camila Sagyntkan
Cinematographer	Aigul’ Nurbulatova
Production Designer	Anastasiya Varkentin, Rinat Keldibekov
Editor	Alimzhan Shiyapov, Camila Sagyntkan
Main Cast	ZARINA – Yenlik Kozyke, KARINA – Tomiris Agadilova, TIMUR – Akzhol Primbetov
Director’s filmography	Two short films are finished: Happy Independence Day, What Have You Done, Zarina?; The third short film is in development: Brat Summer; The first feature is in development: My Sea, My Waves.
Notable Achievement	Torino Film Festival
Contact	[email protected]