We present to your attention the translation of a new book by film scholar Nadezhda Berkova. The book’s heroes are Kazakhstani film-makers with a special sense of nature inherent to each of them, who captured its enduring value for living and future generations.

The book covers the period from the emergence of non-fiction films about the interaction of man and nature in Kazakhstan until 2022. Kazakhstani film-makers have made a significant contribution to the development of documentary films.

The author hopes that the book will be useful for a wide range of readers, lovers of nature films.

Essays on Kazakhstan Directors Endowed with a Sense of Nature