9thLKFF 2015

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 […]

A Long Night Short Film 📷 Director: Kamiran Betasi North Kurdistan 2014 Length: 14 minutes Kurdish, Persian with English subtitles Within war and revolution, many become victims, while others hero. Names arise and cities fall, yet the struggle of women is often forgotten. Betasi delivers an intimate portrayal of the sacrifices one Kurdish woman endures […]

One of Thousands Short Film 📷 Director: Baran Mohamad Reihani East Kurdistan 2014 Length: 7 min 30 sec No dialogue In Asia, young girls from poor families commonly weave their dreams and youth into intricate handmade carpets. The girls will surrender their seats only once, in very old age. Therefore, the carpets are figuratively deemed […]

Record Short Film Director: Hawraz Mohammed South Kurdistan 2014 Length: 13 min 33 sec Kurdish with English subtitle During the nineties, a majority of young Iraqi Kurds migrated abroad to escape civil war and poverty. This film is drawn from real-life accounts, portraying methods of coping in times of displacement and nostalgia. The story is […]