STAIRS

Director: Hersh A. Haji

South Kurdistan (Iraq) 2006 / 3m / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles / PG

A mother who lost her child in an accident during an argument with her ex husband lives in pain. .

ABOUT UGUR KAYMAZS'

Director: Burkay Dogan

North Kurdistan (Turkey) 2006 / 6m / Kurdish (Kurmanji) with English subtitles / PG

The story of Ugur Kaymaz, a 12 year-old Kurdish schoolboy who, together with his father, was killed by Turkish security forces. It's a story that is a metaphor for a war that separates people from their families, and sends them to jail or to the grave.

FROM THE DIARY OF A KURD

Director: Apo Welatparez

USA 2007 / 6m / Kurdish (Kurmanji) with English subtitles / PG

A young Kurd immigrates to the United States in order to escape from a harsh life in the Middle East. Initially he finds the peace and freedom that he seeks but his new life begins to falter in his attempts to fit in to an 'alien' culture. Things take a dramatic turn.

A MAN WHO CLIMBED UP A HILL AND WALKED DOWN A MOUNTAIN

Director: Ali Zafar Ghahramani Nezhad & Soleiman Mahmoudi

East Kurdistan (Iran) 2006 / 14m / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitle / PG

Based on a true story. Ali tries to recover a film reel from the owner of the last demolished cinema in Saghiz, East Kurdistan (Iran) and in doing so, discovers deeper truths about the condition of society.

WATER

Director: Mahdi Hasan

South Kurdistan (Iraq) 2007 / 10m / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles / PG

An old beggar feels life by watching his daughter washing her hair.