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Maya Ivanova reviews To the Ends of the Earth, a film that explores cultural misunderstanding and shared historical memory between Japan and Uzbekistan.

Mathieu Lemoine reviews Jahongir Azimov’s Another Day in Uzbekistan, offering a portrait of contemporary life beyond post-Soviet clichés.

Pieter Wijfker examines the legacy of Soviet mosaics in Central Asia, starting with the cities of Almaty and Tashkent.

Annkatrin Müller and Robin Roth review a series of Central Asian short films from the 24th edition of the goEast Film Festival

Thijs Korsten digs into the recent arrest of Karakalpak activist Aqylbek Muratbai and what it means for Uzbek civil society.

Tobias Colangelo looks at the history of Vozrozhdeniye, a lost island in the Aralkum once home to the largest anthrax dump in the world

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews Madina Tlostanova's seminal work examing how decolonial art can build a new future within post-Soviet states

Katherine Leung reviews short films from the Davra Collective, a growing roster of Central Asian artists, which screened at goEast

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews the collection of innovative films competing in the Rheinmain Short Film Award

In this translated piece, Viktor Volkov discusses the case of Nafosat Ollashukurova and the repression of civil society in Uzbekistan