Ash Valley: Janyl
Director: Shu Zhu
Country: Canada, Kyrgyzstan
Year: 2024
Length: 17'
Genre: fiction, experimental
Screenplay: G Wilson, Shu Zh
Cinematography: Gemma Doll-Grossman
Editing: Ulukmyrza Ravshanbekov, Chynara Suymenalieva, Shu Zhu
Music: Curtis Tamm
Sound design: Matthew Sasaki
Production company: Bairak Production, Ash Valley Co.
Costume Design: Kanykei Kydyrmaeva, Elina Samiybek kyzy
Appearing: Albina Imasheva, Nikita Salimbaev, Railya Talaeva
When animals near a state-run oil field begin to exhibit bizarre symptoms, a fearless veterinarian embarks on a mission to uncover the cause and confront the oil refinery’s towering authority.