Profile
Gulnoza Irgasheva is a filmmaker and activist based in Namangan, Uzbekistan. Gulnoza's artistic and activist practices focus on decoloniality, Muslim women's agency, and resistance strategy to oppression dynamics and colonial constructs based on gender, ethnicity, religion, race, and sexual orientation. Utilizing a participatory approach, their artistry involves decentralized decision-making, engaging the entire cast in every stage of filmmaking.
They commenced their filmmaking journey with the short film "gurung" during an archival footage filmmaking programme. Engaging in Ateliers Varan's documentary programme, Gulnoza crafted the experimental documentary "Devordagi bolalik suratim" that is set for festival distribution soon.
