Aishat Magomedova's memory film presented in Makhachkala

Stories about the hard life of highland women of Dagestan formed the basis of the film, a private screening of which was held in Makhachkala on the eve of the awarding the prize of Dr Aishat Magomedova, a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in July, 2019, the German Heinrich Böll Foundation announced the acceptance of applications for the prize for women leaders of Northern Caucasus engaged in public activities. The award was established in memory of Dr Aishat Magomedova; the laureates have already been defined and will be announced today, on September 28.

In the evening on September 27, a film dedicated to the memory of Aishat Magomedova was screened in one of the business centres of Makhachkala.

The filming began six months ago; the authors spent two months in Dagestani villages, said Alexander Fyodorov, one of the film directors.

The film heroines are women-mountaineers. Aishat Magomedova combines all their stories into a single picture. The film also shows the everyday life of residents of highland villages, who harvest hay or corn high in the mountains; they have to go a few kilometres to a spring, because there is no drinking water supply in their villages; women-residents of Balkhar have to support their families without husbands; and about highland woman's happiness, and about what they dreamed of in their childhood.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 28, 2019 at 06:35 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.