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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 2 — Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Village East by Angelika · Theater 2

@ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM 

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The Belief

40 min
Genre: Student
Metin is to teach in Şırnak, but his students grew up speaking Kurdish, not Turkish.
Director: Erdal Salihoğlu
Region: Bakuri Kurdistan
6:00 pm –
6:40 pm
Screening

Limo Knew Everything

21 min
Genre: Short Fiction
A woman is about to give birth to her ninth child.
Director: Edris Mahmoudian
Region: Rojhilati Kurdistan
6:40 pm –
7:00 pm
Screening

Break

20 min
7:00 pm –
7:20 pm
Tea break

None of the Above

12 min
Genre: Student
A community college student and skateboarder fights for accurate and inclusive Middle Eastern studies.
Director: Mehra Marzbani
Region: USA
7:20 pm –
7:35 pm
Screening

Live Q&A with filmmaker Mehra Marzbani

20 min
Hosts: Azad Azizyan
7:35 pm –
9:55 pm
Live Session

Panel: Where is Kurdistan?

35 min
Panelists: Mehra Marzbani and Azad Azizyan
7:55 pm –
8:30 pm
Panel Discussion

The Cold

15 min
Genre: Short fiction
Migration is always a forced journey.
Director: Adar Baran Değer
Region: Bakuri Kurdistan
8:30 pm –
8:45 pm
Screening

No Signal

13 min
Genre: Mobile
A solitary man meets a group of children who change his life.
Director: Hevar Omar
Region: Bashuri Kurdistan
8:45 pm –
9:00 pm
Screening

The Belief

Student •
40 min
Metin is to teach in Şırnak, but his students grew up speaking Kurdish, not Turkish.
6:00 pm –
6:40 pm

Limo Knew Everything

Short Fiction •
21 min
A woman is about to give birth to her ninth child.
6:40 pm –
7:00 pm

Break

20 min
7:00 pm –
7:20 pm

None of the Above

Student •
12 min
A community college student and skateboarder fights for accurate and inclusive Middle Eastern studies.
7:20 pm –
7:35 pm

Live Q&A with filmmaker Mehra Marzbani

20 min
7:35 pm –
9:55 pm

Panel: Where is Kurdistan?

35 min
7:55 pm –
8:30 pm

The Cold

Short fiction •
15 min
Migration is always a forced journey.
8:30 pm –
8:45 pm

No Signal

Mobile •
13 min
A solitary man meets a group of children who change his life.
8:45 pm –
9:00 pm

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