“Mediha” by Hasan Oswald MedihaUnited States, 2023Languages: English, Arabic, Kurmancî, and Turkish with English subtitles90 minutes Synopsis: Mediha, a 15-year-old Yazidi girl, roams the fields surrounding a refugee camp in
Sidar Çapik is a Kurdish singer and music producer based in Southern California. He blends Kurdish storytelling, dengbêjî, with jazz and electronic music elements to bring universality to his cultural
States deliberately attempt to strip Kurdish language of its political and cultural significance by marginalizing it, reducing it to a dialect, a folkloric artifact, or a local tradition. These strategic
Aftermath of Halabja A few months before the end of the Iran-Iraq War, the Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussain exploited the chaos to attack the Kurdish people behind the scenes.
1988 HEZHWAN ZENDI Başur (South Kurdistan), 2023 Sorani, with English subtitles Feature Fiction | Filmê Dirêj 80 minutes | 80 xulek Trailer: Watch the trailer here | Di vir re hûn
Standing on the Right Foot VAHID ESLAMI Rojhelat (East Kurdistan), 2023 Sorani (Kurdish), with English subtitles Short Fiction | Çirokê Kurt 15 minutes | 15 xulek Trailer: Watch the trailer here |
Homo Fuge MASHAALLAH MOHAMMADI Rojhelat (East Kurdistan), 2024 No dialogue Animation |Ênîmêşin | ئانیمەیشن 4 minutes | 4 xulek Synopsis: A man sells everything to buy a good pair of shoes.
Nigeria | Nîjerya SABAH GAVILI Rojhelat (East Kurdistan), 2023 Sorani (Kurdish), with English subtitles Student Film | Filmê şagirta 17 minutes | 17 xulek Trailer: Watch the trailer here | Di
Jinwar (Women’s Village) | ژینوار NADIA DERWIŞ Rojava (West Kurdistan), 2024 Kurmancî (Kurdish), with English subtitles Feature Documentary | Belgefîlma Dirêj 41 minutes | 41 xulek Trailer: Watch the trailer here |
Bi Sotun | بی ستون ALI MASOUMI Rojhelat (East Kurdistan), 2022 Persian (Farsi) Animation 4 minutes | 4 xulek Synopsis: In Iranian Kurdistan, a woman head of household becomes a
