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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 4 — Friday, October 2, 2026

Village East by Angelika · Theater 2

@ 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM 

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Tallahassee

22 min
Genre: Short fiction
A glimpse into struggles around mental illness, often silenced in Arab culture.
Director: Darine Hotait
Region: USA
3:00 pm –
3:22 pm
Screening

Live Q&A with filmmaker Darine Hotait

30 min
Hosts: Halime Akturk
3:25 pm –
3:55 pm
Live Session

Break

15 min
3:55 pm –
4:10 pm
Tea break

Who Am I?

66 min
Genre: Feature documentary
A documentary about Cigerxwîn, 1930s founder of Kurdish literature
Director: Esin Akgül
Region: Netherlands, Bakuri Kurdistan
4:10 pm –
5:15 pm
Screening

Break

15 min
5:15 pm –
5:30 pm
Tea break

In the Shade of the Poplar Tree

64 min
Genre: Feature documentary
dreams A man dreams of opening a boutique hotel on Lake Van where his mother can find peace.
Director: Kenan Diler
Region: Bakuri Kurdistan
5:30 pm –
6:35 pm
Screening

Break

15 min
6:35 pm –
6:50 pm
Tea break

Night and Fog in Kurdistan

85 min
Genre: Feature documentary
The five-year journey of seven teenage Yazidi girls who survived the 2014 ISIS genocide.
Director: Shilan Saadi
Region: Rojhilati Kurdistan
6:50 pm –
8:15 pm
Screening

Break

45 min
8:15 pm –
9:00 pm
Tea break

Victim

17 min 39 sec
Genre: Student
The high price of female illiteracy and early marriage
Director: Noor Omer Ahmed
Region: Bashuri Kurdistan
9:00 pm –
9:10 pm
Screening

The Dead End

9 min
Genre: Short fiction
A woman flees her abusive husband, seeking refuge in the long-abandoned house where she grew up.
Director: Shko J. Aziz
Region: United Kingdom
9:10 pm –
9:20 pm
Screening

Zarand

13 min
Genre: Short fiction
The circumcision of women in Kurdistan
Director: Trifa Ibrahim Hassan
Region: Bashuri Kurdistan
9:20 pm –
9:35 pm
Screening

Afrat

7 min
Genre: Short fiction
A woman’s story of survival and resilience
Director: Slavash Vaziri
Region: Rojhilati Kurdistan
9:35 pm –
9:45 pm
Screening

A Different Perspective

9 min
Genre: Short fiction
Isolation can lead to mental distress, but writing and creativity offer a way out.
Director: Sharo Shorsh Mohammed
Region: Bashuri Kurdistan
9:45 pm –
9:55 pm
Screening

Tallahassee

Short fiction •
22 min
A glimpse into struggles around mental illness, often silenced in Arab culture.
3:00 pm –
3:22 pm

Live Q&A with filmmaker Darine Hotait

30 min
3:25 pm –
3:55 pm

Break

15 min
3:55 pm –
4:10 pm

Who Am I?

Feature documentary •
66 min
A documentary about Cigerxwîn, 1930s founder of Kurdish literature
4:10 pm –
5:15 pm

Break

15 min
5:15 pm –
5:30 pm

In the Shade of the Poplar Tree

Feature documentary •
64 min
dreams A man dreams of opening a boutique hotel on Lake Van where his mother can find peace.
5:30 pm –
6:35 pm

Break

15 min
6:35 pm –
6:50 pm

Night and Fog in Kurdistan

Feature documentary •
85 min
The five-year journey of seven teenage Yazidi girls who survived the 2014 ISIS genocide.
6:50 pm –
8:15 pm

Break

45 min
8:15 pm –
9:00 pm

Victim

Student •
17 min 39 sec
The high price of female illiteracy and early marriage
9:00 pm –
9:10 pm

The Dead End

Short fiction •
9 min
A woman flees her abusive husband, seeking refuge in the long-abandoned house where she grew up.
9:10 pm –
9:20 pm

Zarand

Short fiction •
13 min
The circumcision of women in Kurdistan
9:20 pm –
9:35 pm

Afrat

Short fiction •
7 min
A woman’s story of survival and resilience
9:35 pm –
9:45 pm

A Different Perspective

Short fiction •
9 min
Isolation can lead to mental distress, but writing and creativity offer a way out.
9:45 pm –
9:55 pm

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