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The following films will be taking part in the short film competition
IMPERMISABLE Problem
Director: Ahmad Golzarian
East Kurdistan (Iran) / 2008 / 16mins / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles
In a village in Kurdistan people have no access to television, so a young boy starts running a shop to sell and rent movies. One day he goes to the city to buy some films but on the way back he is arrested.
Lost Dream
Director: Naser Nikbakht
East Kurdistan (Iran) / 2008 / 24mins / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles
Sadegh has a spinal injury after stepping on a mine. When there is no improvement in his health his wife’s family forces them to divorce. He finds it increasingly hard to tolerate either the physical agony or being away from his wife.
Life
Director: Shabnam Gholikhani
East Kurdistan (Iran) / 2009 / 10 mins / Kurdish Sorani with English subtitles
“Life” tells the story of life and death in a simple narrative form. Hivaa is a village boy who steps out of his childhood for a day to help his mother and grandmother.
Life is Tennis
Director: Joen Windahl
Sweden / 2009 / 29 mins / Kurdish (Sorani) and Swedish with English Subtitles
The words have run out long ago in Nils’s and Ingegärd’s marriage. But even though they don’t show it, they love each other. In the opposite flat is Suleiman, a divorced man longing for his daughter. When Suleiman discovers that he has a common interest with Nils, tennis, hopes of friendship awake. ‘Life is Tennis’ is a tragicomedy about longing and loneliness.
Long Road
Director: Fethi Ewari
South Kurdistan (Iraq) / 23mins / Kurdish (Kurmanji) with English subtitles
At the end of the long road, many things are likely to change. A man tries to write a story about the family he has lost. Now his life is a long road to truth.
Mother Substance
Director: Ufuk Gökkaya
UK / 2008 / 9 mins / English
This short film is about a drug addict and a young runaway whose lives are not going well. As the story develops their connection becomes apparent.


