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NewYork Kurdish Film Festival, 9th edition

Kurdish Book Club

book coverOur next reading will be All Dogs Die, a novel by Cemile Sahin.

How do you live with violence and trauma? How do you cope with the threat of them recurring? These are among the urgent questions posed by Cemile Sahin’s novel—a haunting and brilliant tale of people on the edge.

The Kurdish Book Club will meet to discuss it on May 6. 

For information about the Book Club, please write to bookclub@nykcc.org.

Kurdish Cinema Talks Podcast

Azad JannatiKurdish Cinema Talks are interviews with Kurdish film professionals, including directors, cinematographers, and more. The monthly podcast series is hosted by Azad Azizyan and Semiha Yildiz. 

In Episode 5, published on April 15, your host Azad Azizyan interviews Azad Jannati.

Follow the podcast on Buzzsprout, or listen to it here on our site, or here on our YouTube channel. 

Kurdish Culture News

2025 NYSCA Grant

The New York Kurdish Cultural Center has received a generous grant from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The funding will be applied to the New York Kurdish Film Festival, edition 9, coming in the fall of 2025.

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three women welcoming visitors to film festival.