The Hungry Steppe aştyq jailağan dala

The Hungry Steppe — is a performance and later a video art piece inspired by one of the most tragic events in Kazakh history — the famine of the 1930s, which took the lives of millions. The work explores collective memory, silence, and inherited trauma through poetry, movement, and sound.

Author & Executive Producer Ruslan Zhubanysh Director Laura Mukhieva Producer Diana Ibraeva Line Producer Alua Baizak Director of Photography Zhanibek Mashrapov Editor Dias Serik Chief Consultant Amina Tairabek Digital Director Madina Myrzabek Casting Director Zhanar Zhexen Music Producer Umit Dolkey Project Manager Ozat Khasykhan Media Manager Shakira Akhmetova Gaffer Raiymbek Duisenov Lighting Technician Akzhol Kabyllanbekov Sound Director Miras Zhuniskhan Makeup Artist Ayya Meiramova Costume Designer Marina Sidaliyeva Production Designer Saida Sattibayeva Producer’s Assistant Aydana Kudabekova Graphic Designer Sungat Serikuly Photographer Nurasyl Yskakov Mobile Videographer Zhuldyz Kuanbay Starring Bagashkan Toktamurat Nurai Sisenbay Damir Seisenbek Akmaral Zharbosyn Musicians Nazym Zhanzak Farhad Zhakish Bakytkul Karibay Supporting Roles Gazali Orman Iliyas Mazhit Asanali Yermek

Special thanks to artist Gulmaral Tattibay.