Thomas Goltz: An Oil Odyssey
A documentary that follows Thomas Goltz and a group of riders on old Soviet motorcycles as they carry the first symbolic barrel of Caspian oil from Baku to Ceyhan along the future BTC pipeline. Using rare historical footage, personal interviews, and scenes captured during the journey, the film shows Goltz's legacy as a war reporter, his strong connection to Azerbaijan, and how oil shaped the identity of the country.
Victory Day
A short film by Emil Guliev in honor of Victory Day in Azerbaijan.
When the Stadiums Are Silent
Dedicated to Gurban Gurbanov, a famous Azerbaijani former football player and currently the most successful football coach of the country. In chronological order, the film shows Gurbanov's life, football career and coaching activity from the 80s of the 20th century to his promotion to the group stage of the Champions League.
Azerbaijan. Land of Fire
The film is about Azerbaijan.
Architects of Denial
Though both the historical and modern-day persecution of Armenians and other Christians is relatively uncovered in the mainstream media and not on the radar of many average Americans, it is a subject that has gotten far more attention in recent years.
Qovğalı kəndinin gecələri
Khasmammad, who never spoke a word of Russian in his life, suddenly starts to dream in Russian at night. This issue spreads throughout the village. His family takes him to the doctor. After seeing that this is not helping, they have to go to the mullah.
Facing the Music: Eurovision in Azerbaijan
It's one of the most corrupt countries in the world and widely criticised for its human rights record but this year Azerbaijan is hosting Eurovision - one of the most glitzy TV music competitions in the world.
To be or Not to be
A wealthy man, who is financially depend on his wife, hits the car to kill himself. Car owners and friends bring the man home. After the man wakes up, he asks them to kill him and even offers money. Describing the gap and difference between rich and poor, the short film surprises everyone with unexpected final.
Sholler's Archive
The events in the film are based on the life of the Scholler family of German origin, who lived in Azerbaijan since the 1940s.
Rhapsody
The film tells the story of the golden era of Azerbaijani rap up to the Mende Varam era.
Kəklikotu
An uncle and his nephew travel to the capital to sell fruits and vegetables. On the way, they sell a sack of “thyme” that was meant for someone else. It turns out the sack didn’t actually contain thyme. Escaping from the owner of this deposit — worth millions — turns out to be a complicated matter.
Caravan
The film consists of three novels: the first novel about Gobustan, an ancient human settlement. The second novel deals with the theme of the East and women. The third novel tells about January 20, 1990 and the Khojaly tragedy.
Qız qaçırtma
Kidnapping a bride goes wrong when two men realize they kidnapped the bride’s twin.
Salty Business
Gasim, who earns halal money by making and selling shor in the village, and Rena, a top showbiz singer who works to stay on the agenda, meet by chance. Gasim is insulted by his wife every time for selling shor. After seeing a video on TikTok and wishing for dear life, his wife meets a man from show business and runs away to the city. Rena, who came to the village for a concert, finds out what happened to Gasim and makes him an interesting offer.
3 Girls
The plot of the film is based on three love stories. The events take place in Moscow, Baku and Africa, but most of them are related to the Azerbaijani capital. The film, shot in the comedy genre, takes place during the Great Patriotic War, when the Germans left the occupied territories.
Where Is The Lawyer?
At the request of his colleague, the young lawyer goes to the courtroom to replace her, but he mixes up the rooms and ends up defending a brutal criminal. The following is a catastrophe.
A Story of Home
As a result of the second Karabakh war, a village should be ceded to Azerbaijan since a new highway is built through the Lachin corridor. The family of Narine, like many other Armenian families, needs to find a new place.
Azerbaijan: Forts of Azerbaijan
A discovery journey to the ancient sites and forts of Iranian Azerbaijan, Zahhak castle near Mianeh and the Babak Khorramdin stronghold in Kalaybar, who fought the Abbasid Caliphate in early centuries of Islam in Iran.
Choice
The film is about the life of two brothers. One has caused another to have physical restriction and now the guilty lives with that suffer of regret. Apart from a society things happen, all these complicated psychological troubles, emotions and tragedy of a man, seeking answers in questions of humankind, the whole image turns into a absurd rebus in the time.
Wishes For Golden Fish And Other Spices
In October, during the tense days of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, the director takes his camera to the village of Ashagi Nuvedi in Lankaran. The film follows the daily lives of fishermen — Sakhavat, Ramesh, Rza and Tehran — living in the shadow of the war. They go out to sea every morning amid news from the front, fearing empty nets, and hoping for a miracle — a goldfish in difficult days.