Month: March 2022

Dancing for change Documentary 📷 Director: Shahrzad Arshadi South Kurdistan (Iraq) 2015 Length: 50 minutes Kurdish & Farsi with English subtitles Dancing For Change is a story about secular and socialist women of the Islamic world, their ideas, activism, and visions for a better world. It focuses on six Kurdish Iranian women from three different […]

My Country Is Kurdistan Documentary 📷 Director: İbrahim Yıldırım Kurdistan 2014 Length: 47 minutes Kurdish – Turkish with English subtitles Egide Cimo, is both a revered Kurdish musician and a memory of his society. The sound of his flute echoes the story of Kurdish people, their migration, love, and wish for a free country. In […]

Ice Cream Short Film 📷 Director: Serhat Karaaslan Turkey 2014 Length: 16 minutes Kurdish with English Subtitles A hot summer day greets the arrival of an ice-cream peddler motorbike into a small remote village. Soon, all the children start bringing items from their home in the hope of exchanging for some ice cream. As the […]

Microphone Short Film 📷 Director: Kareem Ghafour Fattah South Kurdistan 2015 Length: 9 min 10 sec Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles Kamo, a young mischievous boy runs into a mosque to urinate. While he turns the building into his playground, his mother is left worrying at the gates unable to enter as a woman. She […]

Bark Short Film 📷 Director: Ömer Çakan North Kurdistan Length: 19 minutes Kurdish with English subtitles A remote Kurdish village is about to be evacuated by the Turkish security forces. The only remaining people in the village are an elderly couple and a young man who has lost his family. Based on true events. Special […]

Bad Hunter Short Film 📷 Director: Sahim Omar Kalifa South Kurdistan (Iraq) 2015 Length: 14 minutes Kurdish with English subtitles Bahoz, a young man goes out hunting in rural Kurdistan. When he witnesses the rape of a shepherd’s daughter, he consoles the young girl and amends her dress so that she may avoid punishment at […]

Seven Stone Short Film 📷 Director: Fatemeh Dastmard East Kurdistan / 2014 Length: 6 minutes Kurdish with English subtitle Seven boys play with a ball near a stream, whilst military aircrafts hover above. When Borhan misses his aim, he is ordered to fetch the ball. As he runs after the toy, he also distances himself […]

And Now The Man Short Film 📷 Director: Iraj Mohammadi Razini East Kurdistan 2014 Length: 5 minutes No dialogue An innovative animation, which adopts surrealism to explore the dream of a woman. Her eyes transform into a bird that embarks on a journey through time and space. As the bird comes into contact with faces, […]

Steel Nameplate Short Film 📷 Director: Zanyar Azizi Kurdistan 2014 Length: 13 min 45 sec Kurdish with English subtitles A barren mountainous landscape reflects the tortured soul of Mardan, who wanders through it in isolation. He is haunted by the memories of all those killed during the Kurdish Genocide under Saddam Hussein’s regime. Mardan is […]

Yoghurt Short Film 📷 Director: Tahsin Ozmen Turkey 2015 Length: 13 min 35 secs Kurdish (Kurmanji) with English Subtitles Although he is living under a Turkish government that has banned the Kurdish language, Ali (who ıs just a teenager) comprehends the moral and spiritual importance of an individual experiencing their mother tongue freely. He embarks […]