Directing

Kaisar Bekeshev

Born October 5, 2006 · Almaty, Kazakhstan (age 20)

Kaisar Bekeshev is a director, screenwriter, co-founder of tolqyn pictures, and a student at the T. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts. He gained recognition for his short films “Dayana’s Portrait”, “In The Workshop”, and “The Teapot”. He is a winner of the 1st Turan Film Festival in the category "Best Genre Work", recipient of The Special Jury Prize at SHABYT CINEMA: Everyone Has Their Own…

Known For

PARANdrOID

PARANdrOID · 2024

MovieDramaComedy

The Teapot

The Teapot · 2024

MovieComedyRomance

A girl fights her own fears while her first love comes to her with a teapot.

Lab Rat

Lab Rat · 2026

MovieThrillerHorror

A terminally ill young man is recruited for a secret government experiment, but during an interrogation he encounters an unknown force that turns scientific research into a deadly ritual.

Das Gift

Das Gift · 2025

Experimental interpretation of Anton Chekhov's story "A conversation between a drunk and a sober devil".

JETI

MovieThrillerHorror

After Adil Denelgenov is fired, his life suddenly changes. Returning home, he finds a package from someone named Alen Smailov. Inside is a short movie, which shows strange frames with human body parts. Upon watching, Adil discovers that these parts are not random images and that he is on his way of solving this mystic message.

The Dagger

The Dagger · 2024

MovieDramaComedy

Kairzhan buys an ordinary dagger but presents it as a family heirloom to a highly respected person.

Patient

Patient · 2026

A man gets captured in underground lab by mad scientist

Shelpek

Shelpek · 2024

MovieComedyDrama

A girl named Arna visits her grandmother in the village for the holidays. Arna doesn't know the local language and has to distribute shelpek to her neighbors. Fortunately, a neighbor named Akzhol comes to her aid. Together they start visiting neighbors' houses, but soon they notice that their houses are empty and no one lives in them.

Filmography

Sort

PARANdrOID

PARANdrOID · 2024

MovieDramaComedy

Writer

The Teapot

The Teapot · 2024

MovieComedyRomance

A girl fights her own fears while her first love comes to her with a teapot.

Executive Producer

Lab Rat

Lab Rat · 2026

MovieThrillerHorror

A terminally ill young man is recruited for a secret government experiment, but during an interrogation he encounters an unknown force that turns scientific research into a deadly ritual.

Director

Das Gift

Das Gift · 2025

Experimental interpretation of Anton Chekhov's story "A conversation between a drunk and a sober devil".

Lokhmatov

JETI

MovieThrillerHorror

After Adil Denelgenov is fired, his life suddenly changes. Returning home, he finds a package from someone named Alen Smailov. Inside is a short movie, which shows strange frames with human body parts. Upon watching, Adil discovers that these parts are not random images and that he is on his way of solving this mystic message.

Director

The Dagger

The Dagger · 2024

MovieDramaComedy

Kairzhan buys an ordinary dagger but presents it as a family heirloom to a highly respected person.

Location Manager

Patient

Patient · 2026

A man gets captured in underground lab by mad scientist

scientist

Shelpek

Shelpek · 2024

MovieComedyDrama

A girl named Arna visits her grandmother in the village for the holidays. Arna doesn't know the local language and has to distribute shelpek to her neighbors. Fortunately, a neighbor named Akzhol comes to her aid. Together they start visiting neighbors' houses, but soon they notice that their houses are empty and no one lives in them.

Director

In The Workshop

In The Workshop · 2025

In The Workshop

MovieDocumentaryDrama

After the death of his friend, the master creates an instrument that allows him to establish a connection with him.

Director

Sticker, please!

Sticker, please! · 2024

Sticker, please!

A silent short film about everyday life and aspirations...

Title Designer

Dayana's Portrait

Dayana's Portrait · 2026

Dayana's Portrait

MovieThrillerCrime

Abylai notices a beautiful painting titled "Dayana's Portrait." He learns that the artist — a talented woman — was murdered shortly after completing the work, and the killer was never found. Troubled by the mystery, Abylai decides to investigate the case himself and uncover the truth behind the painting.

Director

Absolute Cinema

Absolute Cinema · 2026

Absolute Cinema

MovieComedyAction

During a shoot in a remote, deserted steppe, actress Aru accidentally kills her scene partner. The crew decides to place all the blame on her. Now, she must find a way to deal with the situation before the vehicle arrives to pick them up.

Director

15 Weeks of Marshov

15 Weeks of Marshov · 2024

15 Weeks of Marshov

MovieDramaComedy

Gali enrolls in university to study monumental painting, a field that has fascinated her since childhood. Student life feels like a routine—until she encounters the subject of composition, which stirs her mind and motivates her to learn. She achieves some success, earning good grades. But soon, her performance begins to decline rapidly, causing her to lose all creative drive. Will she be able to overcome the crisis and regain the respect of her favorite teacher?

Timur

Enemy in Reflection

Enemy in Reflection · 2025

Enemy in Reflection

MovieComedyFamily

The guy wants to read a book to his reflection, but circumstances prevent him from doing so.

Director

Hijacket Horse

Hijacket Horse · 2026

MovieComedyThriller

An absurd comedy thriller about a Horse's revenge on the entire Kazakh nation for his brothers and sisters.

Title Designer

Shine

Venus is forced to pay off her father's debts, and by chance she is offered a new job as a nurse for Aurora, who suffers from leukemia, but sincerely dreams of fulfilling her dream.

Title Designer

Frame Tamers

Frame Tamers · 2024

MovieRomanceDrama

A psychological slice-of-life movie about three teenager friends, who want to find joy and happiness in their lives, but suddenly their perspective changes, when they face the reflections of their desires.

Assistant Production Design

Walk in Silence

Walk in Silence · 2025

Walk in Silence

MovieDramaComedy

Confronted with the divine, a mute coward must overcome himself to bring a homeless man to the hospital.

Lighting Technician

I spent 10 years filming the mental state of my friend Dimash, who was diagnosed with clinical depression, and that's what happened!!!

I spent 10 years filming the mental state of my friend Dimash, who was diagnosed with clinical depression, and that's what happened!!! · 2024

I spent 10 years filming the mental state of my friend Dimash, who was diagnosed with clinical depression, and that's what happened!!!

MovieDocumentaryComedy

A documentary about how classmates make a pseudo-documentary film.

Editor