The GEF Small Grants Programme

in Uzbekistan

The premiere of the film

On September 22, the National Cinema named after Navoi (Panoramic) hosted the premiere of a feature film by young director Elyor Khoshimov - "Bally, Kamaliddin!" ("As the heart tells").

The film turned out to be ours - a kind, full of life twists and turns story about a typical family. The heroes of the film experienced misunderstanding of loved ones, despair, joy and grief, but still each tried to achieve his own and never give up his hopes. Everything in the world is perishable, except for the wisdom of nature and the strength of family ties. The family business that has begun, which has united several generations with a dream, will bear fruit with interest. You just need to hear your heart, trust yourself and not turn off the road to your dream.

Meeting with the writers and film crew before the premiere.

The premiere gathered a full audience. There was a real full house. It was very exciting and pleasant that this topic deeply worries and interests the society.

Two brothers - Fazliddin (right) and Kamaliddin on a young pistachio plantation laid by their father (still from the film)

... you need to fence off the plantation by all means

The main character - Kamaliddin studies pistachio and product markets (still from the film)

Kamaliddin and the director of the company discuss the prospects for increasing the pistachio plantation and plans for the future

Our friends came to the premiere of the film - scientists pistachio growers, whose experience and knowledge helped the scriptwriters and the film crew to shoot this wonderful film. Together with us, our friends and colleagues from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Uzbekistan, the Framework Project in Support of the Central Asian Countries' Land Management Initiatives and the Tashkent Regional Committee for Nature Protection watched the film.

With friends and colleagues

The GEF Small Grants Program team and the PROON Uzbekistan team would like to express their sincere gratitude to screenwriters Jasur Iskhakov and Mastura Iskhakova and the entire film crew for their excellent work and a wonderful film. This initiative can be safely considered an example of glorifying the human dream, faith, family values and love for one's nature.

Script writers - Jasur Iskhakov (far left) and Mastura Iskhakova among friends and colleagues

Only good impressions were left from the film and there was a hope to see the pistachio-blooming foothills of our fertile country in the near future.