War on Screen

THE HANDS 📷 Short Animation Directed by Yunus Yildiz North Kurdistan / 2019 / 3 mins / No Dialogue. -The trauma of a man trying to escape from the hands of war. 23rd August, 2020 at 6:15pm

THERE WAS A COUNTRY IN COMPETITION 📷 Short Fiction Directed by Hebun Polat West Kurdistan / 2018 / 4 min / No Dialogue. -The story of an elderly woman and grandchildren attempting to hold onto life again after the war. 23rd August, 2020 at 6:00pm

SHOUTED FROM THE ROOFTOPS IN COMPETITION 📷 Short Fiction Directed by Beri Shalmashi Netherlands / 2018 / 7 min / Kurdish with English Subtitles. -A romantic love story set in the heart of a war-torn Kurdish town. When Sherin leaves to fight in the frontlines, her anguished lover Ferhat stays behind awaiting her return. 23rd […]

HERITAGE IN COMPETITION 📷Short Animation Directed by Baran Reihani East Kurdistan / 2019 / 5 min / No Dialogue. -Heritage is an animated story about the destruction of the lives of a happy family and how the only surviving child is trying to keep on going by himself. 23rd August, 2020 at 5:45pm

TWO ENDS OF A BRIDGE WINNER OF THE 7TH YILMAZ GUNEY BEST SHORT FILM AWARD 📷 Short Fiction Directed by Muhammed Seyyid Yıldız North Kurdistan / 2019 / 6 min / Kurdish, Turkish with English Subtitles. -A flag seller is having some trouble with his sales. As he walks to and fro on a bridge, […]

HOME 📷 Short Fiction Directed by Sêvînaz Evdikê West Kurdistan / 2019 / 7 mins / Kurdish with English Subtitles. -This is the first short film shot in the city of Raqqa, the former capital of the Islamic State in Syria, after its liberation. This film reflects on the trauma of war through the eyes […]

COMMAND 📷 Short Fiction Directed by Farshid Abdi East Kurdistan / 2019 / 5 min / No Dialogue. -A soldier is struggling to obey his duty or listen to his heart during a military operation. 18th August, 2020 at 6:45pm

THE PATTERN IN COMPETITION 📷 Short Animation Directed by Azad Jannati East Kurdistan / 2019 / 7 min / Silent. -This short film is inspired by the real events pertaining to the 1988 chemical attack on Halabja, South Kurdistan (Iraq). The film captures the last moments of a traditional rug being woven. As the rug […]

THE STATE WE ARE IN IN COMPETITION 📷 Short Documentary Directed by Savas Boyraz Sweden / 2019 / 9 min / Kurdish with English Subtitles . -This piece is based on a copy of Picasso’s Guernica that was found in Yüksekova-Hakkari, one of the seven towns that have been destroyed in the state-led destruction in […]

A DANCE FOR DEATH IN COMPETITION 📷 Short Documentary Directed by Zanyar Azizi East Kurdistan / 2019 / 25 min / Kurdish with English Subtitles. -There is a dance in Kurdistan, performed in mourning ceremonies. This tradition has not been performed in many parts of Kurdistan for the last 50 years. This documentary is about […]