“ONLY STONES WILL REMAIN” (2023) is a story about a 65-years Akhmed Daglarov and the story of the whole country conserved in the walls of his family-run museum in Akhty — the biggest Lezghin village located on the border between Russia and Azerbaijan.
directed & edited by Sofia Melikova
camera: Anton Dumchikov, Sofia Melikova
sound editing: Lev Petrov
color correction: Ilya Oblomov
music ensemble: Akhty ashug ensemble “Shavili”
soundtrack — song “Daghestan”: Ashug Rasim Ibragimov
translation from the Lezghin language: Gadjimerze Gadjimerzayev.
The film was shot in frame of the 16th “Alanika” international contemporary art festival in the Republic of Daghestan, Russian Federation, July, 2023.
PUBLIC SCREENING:
2025 The Archeology Channel (TAC) International Film Festival, Eugene, Oregon, USA (screening planned for 14-18 May, 2025)
2025 Special Solo Screening at Skolkovo Ciné-club, International School of Management Skolkovo, Moscow, 22 January 2025
2025 International Folklore Film Festival, Kerala, India, 10 — 15 November 2025
2024 Village Arts & Film Festival, Owerri, Nigeria, 18 — 20 December 2024
2024 Zuma International film festival, Abudja, Nigeria, 1. December 2024
2024 International multicultural film festival, Perth/Melbourne, Australia, 23 November 2024
2024 IV Interregional Historical and Patriotic Forum “Heritage of Ancestors”, Derbent, Daghestan, 9 November 2024
2024 “Rivers” International Film Festival, Senegal (screened on 24 October 2024)
2024 International Film Festival “Krilatiy Bars”, Kazan, 13-14 October 2024 ('Best Author Documentary Film Award')
