Kamara Kamalova

Directing

Born
December 9, 1938
Place of birth
Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Biography

Kamara Kamalova (born December 9, 1938) is an Uzbek filmmaker.

After studying physics at Moscow State University, she entered the prestigious All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). After graduating in 1964, she worked for Uzbekfilm making animated films, then began making feature films starting with Gorkaya yagoda/Bitter Berry (1975). Most of her films are about children, coming of age stories, or young lovers.