Directing

Sultanakhmet Temirbekov

Born March 10, 2006 · Астана, Казахстан (age 20)

Sultanakhmet Temirbekov is a director, screenwriter, editor and one of the founders of tolqyn pictures, ART core and Oyan prod, as well as a student of the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. Zhurgenov. He is known for his short films "And the sky was watching", "Family Archive" and "Frame Tamers". He has participated in several festivals, such as Mountainfilm Summit No. 2, Cortomontagn…

Known For

Seven Pirates

Seven Pirates · 2026

MovieHistoryAction

Late 1970s. Dinmukhamed Kunaev brings together seven Kazakhs — criminals and homeless youths — and entrusts them with a secret mission against the Soviet regime. Their goal is to stop nuclear weapons testing at the Semipalatinsk Test Site, which threatens humanity.

Fix

The ghost of a photographer wanders through the city, unseen by anyone.

Family Archive

Family Archive · 2025

MovieHorrorCrime

A detective is investigating the murder of a middle-aged man, in which the man's young wife is suspected, but something hints to us that not everything is so simple.

The Teapot

The Teapot · 2024

MovieComedyRomance

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

The Dagger

The Dagger · 2024

MovieDramaComedy

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

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.

Patient

Patient · 2026

A man gets captured in underground lab by mad scientist

Filmography

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Seven Pirates

Seven Pirates · 2026

MovieHistoryAction

Late 1970s. Dinmukhamed Kunaev brings together seven Kazakhs — criminals and homeless youths — and entrusts them with a secret mission against the Soviet regime. Their goal is to stop nuclear weapons testing at the Semipalatinsk Test Site, which threatens humanity.

Assistant Editor

Fix

The ghost of a photographer wanders through the city, unseen by anyone.

Director of Photography

Family Archive

Family Archive · 2025

MovieHorrorCrime

A detective is investigating the murder of a middle-aged man, in which the man's young wife is suspected, but something hints to us that not everything is so simple.

Director

The Teapot

The Teapot · 2024

MovieComedyRomance

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

Editor

The Dagger

The Dagger · 2024

MovieDramaComedy

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

Title Designer

Das Gift

Das Gift · 2025

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

Title Designer

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.

Gaffer

Patient

Patient · 2026

A man gets captured in underground lab by mad scientist

Director

Tezdet

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?

Student

You’re Playing Out of Tune, Buddy

You’re Playing Out of Tune, Buddy · 2024

You’re Playing Out of Tune, Buddy

A deaf teenager decides to learn the guitar but faces a wall of prejudice.

A Guy on a metro

Regular People

Regular People · 2024

A teenager runs away from home in search of himself and encounters a mysterious old man.

First Assistant Director

KOK ZHIEK

KOK ZHIEK · 2024

MovieDramaHistory

KOK ZHIEK - is a visual poem about the silence of the steppe, where songs once echoed. It is the story of a people who were nearly erased — yet their memory still whispers through the winds of the endless plains.

Executive Producer

Are you from Bake?

Are you from Bake? · 2024

Are you from Bake?

MovieComedyDrama

A film about a film.

Executive Producer

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.

Director

And The Sky Was Watching

And The Sky Was Watching · 2024

And The Sky Was Watching

Azat, a schoolboy living near nature, was contacted by the sky but started to drift from the closest ones.

Director

My name is Alen S.

My name is Alen S. · 2024

My name is Alen S.

MovieDramaMystery

An office worker seeks himself through art.

Director