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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

Day 3 — Thursday, October 1, 2026

Village East by Angelika · Theater 2

@ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM 

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The Lions by the River Tigris

91 min
Genre: Feature documentary
After Mosul is liberated from Islamic State, its resilient people rebuild the city and reclaim their identity through cultural expression.
Director: Zaradasht Ahmed
Region: Bashuri Kurdistan
6:00 pm –
7:30 pm
Screening

Conversation: Who Owns the Past?

30 min
Participants: Ambassador Lukman Al-Faily and Xeyal Qertel
7:30 pm –
8:00 pm
Panel Discussion

File No. 1

18 min 52 sec
Genre: Short fiction
The daughter of a Halabja survivor has a strong passion for researching chemical substances.
Director: Sonya Jalil Zangana
Region: Bashuri Kurdistan
8:00 pm –
8:15 pm
Screening

Break

20 min
8:00 pm –
8:20 pm
Tea break

Home Made

15 min
Genre: Short fiction
In Mardin, Syriac scholboy Gabriel and his friends prepare for the school’s Local Goods Week.
Director: Rojda Ezgi Oral
Region: Bakuri Kurdistan
8:45 pm –
9:00 pm
Screening

The Lions by the River Tigris

Feature documentary •
91 min
After Mosul is liberated from Islamic State, its resilient people rebuild the city and reclaim their identity through cultural expression.
6:00 pm –
7:30 pm

Conversation: Who Owns the Past?

30 min
7:30 pm –
8:00 pm

File No. 1

Short fiction •
18 min 52 sec
The daughter of a Halabja survivor has a strong passion for researching chemical substances.
8:00 pm –
8:15 pm

Break

20 min
8:00 pm –
8:20 pm

Home Made

Short fiction •
15 min
In Mardin, Syriac scholboy Gabriel and his friends prepare for the school’s Local Goods Week.
8:45 pm –
9:00 pm

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