Kamara Kamalova

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.