Filmmaker: Atanur Nabiyeva

Kirshan

18.03.21

A grandma tries on makeup for the first time at age 70.

Filmmaker Atanur Nabiyeva thinks makeup is a sign of vanity and does not like wearing it, even though most women in Azerbaijan prefer to put on makeup before leaving the house. There is only one woman in Atanur’s life, her Grandma Rana Nabiyeva, who has never worn makeup. Although Atanur knows why she doesn’t use makeup, she does not know why her grandmother doesn’t. She decides to journey from Baku to Gazakh, where her grandmother lives, to discover the reason. During her visit, her grandma talks about her youth and she tries on makeup for the first time.

 

Support from Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) South Caucasus Regional Office made it possible to publish this film. All opinions expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FES or Chai Khana.