The Botanist- Ботаник

Directors Maude Plante-Husaruk and Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis met expert botanist Raïmberdi while travelling in Central Asia. His reflections on the nomadic life, and on practices that are rooted in an ancient rural lifestyle, offer a fascinating personal record of the region's history, and the extreme hardships its population experienced after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Directed and Produced by Maude Plante-Husaruk and Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis
FEATURING - Raïmberdi Mamatumarov
IMAGE, EDITING & ANIMATION - Maude Plante-Husaruk
MUSIC & SOUND - Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis
COLOR GRADING - Thierry Sirois
TRANSLATION - Aisuluu Kozhomkulova
AUDIO POST PRODUCTION - Alexandre W. Legentil - AUDIO Z

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