Writer-helmer-editor Emir Baigazin demonstrates near-perfect pitch with his first professional feature, "Harmony Lessons," an immaculately executed study of bullying and revenge in a small town on the ...

This program is co-presented by Tribeca Film Festival and Asia Society. Screening location: Clearview Cinemas, 260 W 23rd St New York, NY. Dir. Emir Baigazin. Germany/France. 2013. 115 min. In Kazakh ...

Young Kazakh director Emir Baigazin continues to impress in the West, with reviewers at this week's Tribeca Film Festival describing his debut film, "Harmony Lessons," in glowing terms. It also ...

Emir Baigaizan's controversial debut finally gets a local premiere nearly a year after earning a Silver Bear in Berlin. By Nick Holdsworth Harmony Lessons Still - H 2013 The award-winning Kazakh film ...

Kazakh writer-director Emir Baigazin's poetic drama of a marginalized teenage boy has the distinction of being the only first feature selected for Berlin's official competition. By David Rooney Chief ...

BERLIN -- Bullying, school violence, and police torture drama -- or quirky coming-of-age picture? Emir Baigazin‘s “Harmony Lessons” is both. It’s also the first Kazakh film to make it into the ...