UREI

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SHORTS PROGRAM 9: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema #1 Wed, Mar 18 2:30 PM
Identity is never fixed—and neither are these films. Blending drama, comedy, and the unexpected, these shorts explore who we are, who we want to be, and how we change the world around us.
SHORTS PROGRAM 9: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema #1 Sat, Mar 21 9:45 PM
Identity is never fixed—and neither are these films. Blending drama, comedy, and the unexpected, these shorts explore who we are, who we want to be, and how we change the world around us.
Film Info
Type of Film/Event:Film
Runtime (minutes):6
Premiere Status:San Jose - SF Bay Area Premiere
Genre:Horror
Original Language:Kazakh
Subtitles (Language):English
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Aina Aidarkyzy
Shamshakul Mendiyarova
Nargyz Aidarova
Director:Yerkezhan Baizhan
Producer(s):Rustem Omarov
Kuat Sadykov
Igor Tsay
Timur Smagulov
Screenwriter:Yerkezhan Baizhan
Akhmet Baiseitov
Cinematography:Ramil Izimov
Editor:Yerkin Sagindykov

Description

A young child is left alone in a quiet house with her grandmother, where time slows and ordinary routines take on an unfamiliar weight. As the day unfolds, small gestures and silences become charged, and the house itself seems to witness something the child cannot yet name. What begins as an innocent moment of care gradually transforms into an encounter with absence, stillness, and the fragile boundary between life and death. Seen through a child’s eyes, UREI explores death not as a sudden event but as a lingering presence. Reality and imagination quietly merge, allowing fear, tenderness, and curiosity to coexist. The film reflects on helplessness, unspoken grief, and the way loss, when left unexplained, fractures family bonds. It also examines how children face experiences that can overwhelm even adults, perceiving truths that often remain invisible to those around them. Rooted in childhood memory, UREI is a psychological horror where terror emerges from quiet realization rather than shock. Through restrained emotion and an unsettling atmosphere, the film invites viewers into an intimate space where love, loss, and fear are inseparable — and where the presence of the dead may be felt long before it is understood.