Short Films Program 1 (Friday 30 Nov 13:00)

The following films did not take part in the Yilmaz Güney Short Film Competition 2007

A WOMAN FROM THE FOG TRIBE
A WOMAN FROM THE FOG TRIBE

Director: Ashkan Ahmadi

South Kurdistan (Iraq) 2004 / 20m / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles / PG

Based on Sherko Bekas' book 'Cemetery of the Lanterns' on the harsh treatment of women during the process of Anfal and their sale into virtual slavery in the Arab world.

ONE
ONE

Director: Pegah Karimzadeh

East Kurdistan (Iran) 2005 / 18m / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles / PG

A film by a 13 year-old Kurdish film maker records a day with her little sister.

THE FORBIDDEN DREAM
THE FORBIDDEN DREAM

Director: Faysal Soysal

East Kurdistan (Iran) 2005 / 12m / Farsi with English subtitles / 12A

A man dreaming that his in a car crash is woken by a police raid on his house. When he gets up he finds a dead girl in front of his car. Is it the girl that he ran over in his dream?

BESIDE THESE ROADS
BESIDE THESE ROADS

Director: Iman Behrouzi

East Kurdistan (Iran) 2005 / 13m / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles / PG

A man takes away his unfaithful wife to kill her in a castle far away.

ESCAPE
ESCAPE

Director: Rahim Zabihi

South Kurdistan (Iraq) 2004 / 12m / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles / PG

A minibus full of people travels towards to Sulaimania city in South Kurdistan. A male passenger looks weird and tense all the way.