General Information
Completed On: 30 Dec, 2020
Duration: 1 hr 1 min 23 sec
Genres: Docu-Feature
Language: Azerbaijani
Country: Azerbaijan
Submitted By: Shamil Aliyev
Festival Rating 7.9
The film"Creators"tells about the study of the cruel impact of the communist-bolshevik ideology on the cultural heritage and the way of thinking of Azerbaijan against the background of the life and work of Mikayil Hüseynov and Sadyq Dadashov -the great Azerbaijani architects of the 20th century.
During the repressions of 1937, the overwhelming majority of the intelligentsia from among their relatives were exiled or executed, which caused irreparable damage to the nation's gene pool.
Mikayil Hüseynov and Sadyq Dadashov had to live the rest of their lives in fear and emotional turmoil.
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DirectorsShamil Aliyev
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ProducersShamil Aliyev
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WritersNatig Rasulzadeh
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Film TypeDocu-Feature
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Genres
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Runtime1 hours 1 minutes 23 seconds
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Completion Date30 Dec, 2020
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Production Budget50000 USD
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Country of OriginAzerbaijan
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Country of FilmingAzerbaijan
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Film LanguageAzerbaijani
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Shooting FormatFULL HD
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Aspect Ratio16:9
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Film ColorBlack & White and Color
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Director's Biography
Shamil Aliyev – director, screenwriter, producer
Shamil Aliyev was born on June 26, 1960, in Baku, Azerbaijan. After graduating from
Azerbaijan State Institute of Culture in 1989, he had worked as film director in
“Azerbaijanfilm” film studio named after C. Cabbarly. His first feature film “Confession” was shot independently.
As director he further worked on various national TV channels. Mr. Aliyev was an author and director of several projects on TV. Among them, “Film Media”, “Cinematography”, “Classicists and contemporaries” dedicated to such cinematographers as Alfred Hitchcock, K. Zanussi, Andrei Tarkovski and others.
In 1999 he shot his short fiction film “Occasional Meeting”.
In 2012 he shot his feature film “STEPPE MAN”
2006-2007 He passed Master classes in the framework of the FOCAL IFA-SC program, at the screenwriter Claire Downs (Great Britain), Luciano Gloor (Switzerland), Cedomir Kolar (France), Sandy Lieberson (UK).
Chairman of the jury of the 5th International Film Festival START (AZERBAIJAN)
Member of Jury of 5th NOIDA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – 2018 (INDIA)
Member of Jury of 7th ART INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – 2021 (INDIA).
Member of Jury of 10th NONVIOLENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – 2021 (USA, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA).
He is also a founder and director of NURFILM Producer Center.
Director's Statement
The film"Creators"tells about the study of the cruel impact of the communist-bolshevik ideology on the cultural heritage and the way of thinking of Azerbaijan against the background of the life and work of Mikayil Hüseynov and Sadyq Dadashov -the great Azerbaijani architects of the 20th century.
During the repressions of 1937, the overwhelming majority of the intelligentsia from among their relatives were exiled or executed, which caused irreparable damage to the nation's gene pool.
Mikayil Hüseynov and Sadyq Dadashov had to live the rest of their lives in fear and emotional turmoil.