Suium Sulaimanova

Director, Screenwriter

Born in 1988 in Kyrgyzstan. A graduate of the NY Digital Film Academy and UNESCO's Central Asian Screenwriting Laboratory, she worked at the Kyrgyzfilm National Film Studio as executive producer, screenwriter, and director. In 2019, she founded the Creative Center Public Foundation. She has organised master classes, film festivals and worked on the creation of more than twenty shorts and documentaries in various roles. Her debut short film MY FRIEND – MY ENEMY (2019) won several awards. She produced five documentary episodes of NO EXPECTATIONS currently in post-production in the United States.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2026
Un satellite pour Burulaï by Antonin Lechat, Suium Sulaimanova

Screenwriter

2026
Un satellite pour Burulaï by Antonin Lechat, Suium Sulaimanova
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