Rooted in unassuming pastoral rhythms, veteran Kyrgyz writer-director Aktan Arym Kubat ’s “Black Red Yellow” gently weaves a placid story of love and tradition around a proud Kyrgyz village that has seen better days. Co-written by Topchugul Shaidullayeva, the delicate drama channels a kind of unfussy and serene clarity that obliquely brings to mind the films of Edward Yang and Yasujiro Ozu. Often erring on the side of excessive stillness and silence, “Black Red Yellow” — this year’s Academy Awards submission from Kyrgyzstan — doesn’t quite find its emotional footing within its compact running time.

Still, there is something worthwhile about the window Kubat opens into the community depicted and all the people who contribute to it in the best way they can. The time period isn’t exactly d

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