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Woven Across Borders, United Through Cinema

New York Kurdish Film Festival

10th Edition

September 29 – October 4, 2026

Woven Across Borders, United Through Cinema

New York Kurdish Film Festival

10th Edition

September 29 – October 4, 2026

Woven Across Borders, United Through Cinema

New York Kurdish Film Festival

10th Edition

September 29 – October 4, 2026

NYKFF10 · September 29–October 4

NYKFF10 IS NOW UNDERWAY

Join us for the 10th New York Kurdish Film Festival and experience six days of Kurdish cinema, filmmakers, stories, and community in New York City.

Village East by Angelika

181–189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

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Schedule

Today's Schedule at NYKFF10

Closing Night — Sunday, October 4, 2026

Village East by Angelika · Theater 2

@ 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM 

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Yol

124 min
Genre: Feature fiction
A landmark film in Kurdish cinema
Directors: Yılmaz Güney and Şerif Gören
Region: Bakuri Kurdistan
3:00 pm –
5:00 pm
Screening

Break

20 min
5:00 pm –
5:20 pm
Tea break

All Those Things He Was Never Sure About

12 min
Genre: Experimental
Following an accident in a garden, a woman discovers a scar on her husband’s back, which leads to questions.
Director: Mir Mengi
Region: Bakuri (North) Kurdistan
5:20 pm –
5:35 pm
Screening

Live Q&A with filmmaker Mir Mengi

30 min
Hosts: Pinar Ogrenci
5:35 pm –
6:05 pm
Live Session

Break

20 min
6:05 pm –
6:25 pm
Tea break

My Uncle Jens

98 min
Genre: Feature fiction
A Kurdish man living comfortably in Europe receives a visit from his Rojhilati uncle.
Director: Brwa Vahabpour
Region: Norway
6:25 pm –
8:05 pm
Screening

Live Q&A with filmmaker Brwa Vahabpour

30 min
Hosts: Halime Aktürk (tentative)
8:05 pm –
8:35 pm
Live Session

Live Music: Cihan Çelik

25 min
8:35 pm –
9:00 pm
Festival Wrap Party

Yol

Feature fiction •
124 min
A landmark film in Kurdish cinema
3:00 pm –
5:00 pm

Break

20 min
5:00 pm –
5:20 pm

All Those Things He Was Never Sure About

Experimental •
12 min
Following an accident in a garden, a woman discovers a scar on her husband’s back, which leads to questions.
5:20 pm –
5:35 pm

Live Q&A with filmmaker Mir Mengi

30 min
5:35 pm –
6:05 pm

Break

20 min
6:05 pm –
6:25 pm

My Uncle Jens

Feature fiction •
98 min
A Kurdish man living comfortably in Europe receives a visit from his Rojhilati uncle.
6:25 pm –
8:05 pm

Live Q&A with filmmaker Brwa Vahabpour

30 min
8:05 pm –
8:35 pm

Live Music: Cihan Çelik

25 min
8:35 pm –
9:00 pm

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