NYKFF8 Schedule of Events
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Saturday, October 12
Location: Village East by Angelika, Main Theater
6-7pm / Opening reception, with Kurdish food and Smugglers Tea, and a live DJ performance by DJ Drury
7pm-7:10pm / Welcoming remarks by executive director Xeyal Qertel
7:10pm-7:15pm: Poetry by Sherko Bekas, recited by Firat Demir
7:15pm-7:55pm / Live Kurdish Music by Sidar Capik
7:55pm-8:15pm: Live Kurdish Govend Performers: Aleda Eva and Ablay
8:15-10:20pm / Rojek (Feature documentary, Canada, 126 min)
10:20pm-10:50pm / Q&A with director Zaynê Akyol (appearing in person). Hosted by Azad Azizyan and Frances Underhill
Sunday, October 13
Location: Village East by Angelika, Theater 2
2pm-3pm / Book talk and signing. Amy Austin Holmes will discuss her recent book Statelet of Survivors. Hosted by Janet Biehl.
3pm-3:15pm / Break, with Kurdish food and Smugglers’ Tea
3:15pm-4:15pm / Threads of a Revolution (Feature documentary, United Kingdom, 55 min)
4:15pm-4:45pm / Q&A with directors Danny Mitchell and Ross Domoney (appearing in person), with Janet Biehl. Hosted by Azad Azizyan
4:45pm-5pm / Ezda (Short documentary, Canada, 14 min)
5pm-5:15pm / Q&A with director Halime Akturk and Ron David Butler (appearing in person). Hosted by Azad Azizyan
5:15pm-6pm / Discussion Panel: Freedom of Expression in the Kurdish Language. Guest: Dr. Kamal Soleimani. Hosted by Janet Biehl.
6pm-6:15pm / Under the Load of Life (Short documentary, Bashur, 15 min)
6:15pm-6:30pm / Q&A with director Kahi Ahmed Titab
6:30pm–6:45pm / Seasonless (Short fiction, Rojhelat, 16 min)
6:45pm-7pm / Q&A with director Sepehr Mikaeilian
7pm-9pm / In The Blind Spot (Feature fiction, Germany, 123 min)
Monday, October 14
Location: Village East by Angelika, Theater 2
6:30pm-6:45pm / Arqawan (Short fiction, Rojhelat, 12 min)
6:45pm-7pm / Triangle (Short fiction, Başur, 15 min)
7pm-7:20pm / Nigeria (Student film, Rojhelat, 18 min)
7:20pm-7:30pm / Displacement (Student film, Rojhelat, 7 min)
7:30pm-9pm / Discussion Panel: Preserving Historical Narratives in the Kurdish Language. Guests: Dr. Kamal Soleimani, Sener Ozmen, Zayne Akyol, Sidar Çapik. Host: Azad Azizyan.
Tuesday, October 15
Location: Village East by Angelika, Theater 2
6pm-6:10pm / Dezkak (Animation, Rojhelat, 10 min)
6:10pm-6:15pm / Homo Fuge (Animation, Rojhelat, 4 min)
6:15pm-6:20pm / Bi Sotun (Animation, Rojhelat, 3 min)
6:20pm-6:45pm / Break, with Kurdish Smuggler’s Tea
6:45pm-7:00pm / Dream (Short fiction, Rojava, 12 min)
7pm-7:20pm / How Many Days Will It Last (Short fiction, Bakur, 20 min)
7:30pm-7:45pm / Hooves Beat (Short fiction, Rojhelat, 13 min)
8pm-8:40pm / Jinwar (Women’s Village) (Feature documentary, Rojava, 41 min)
Wednesday, October 16
Location: Village East by Angelika, Theater 2
6pm-6:15pm / Carpenter (Short documentary, Rojhelat, 13 min)
6:15pm–6:30pm / Standing On the Right Foot (Short fiction, Rojhelat, 15 min)
6:30pm-6:50pm / Russian Vodka (Student film, Rojhelat, 19 min)
7pm-8pm / The Rain Bride (Feature fiction, Bashur, 97 min)
8:10pm-8:30pm / Nomad Girl (Short documentary, Rojhelat, 22 min)
8:30pm-8:45pm / The Apple (Short fiction, Bakur, 15 min)
Thursday, October 17
Location: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, New York Office
6:00pm-7:00pm / Syria’s Ticking Time Bomb (Feature documentary, Belgium, 57 min)
7:00pm-7:30pm / Prayer of Earth (Short documentary, Bakur, 20 min)
7:30pm-9pm / Parvin (Feature fiction, Rojhelat, 82 min)
8:50pm-9pm / Break, with snacks and Kurdish Smugglers’ Tea
9pm-9:15pm / Şahmaran (Short Documentary, Bakur, 13 min)
9:15pm-9:30pm / Nietzschean Suicide (Short Fiction, Rojhelat, 15 min)
Friday, October 18
Location: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, New York Office
7:30pm-8pm / Khalil (Short fiction, Rojhelat, 20 min)
8pm-8:30pm / After the Rain (Short fiction, Germany, 28 min)
8:30pm-9:30pm / Panel: The Importance of Native Kurdish Language in Cultural Reflections Under Colonialism. Speaker: Dr. Kamal Soleimani. Discussant: Dr. Cewat Dargin
9:30pm- 10pm / Snacks with Kurdish Smugglers’ Tea
Saturday, October 19
Location: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, New York Office
3pm-3:30pm / Sweet Homeland (Short documentary, Bakur, 25 min)
3:30pm-4pm / Q&A with director Deniz Gunduz (appearing in person). Host: Ayar Hassan Ahmed
4pm-5pm / Pirebok (Feature Fiction, Bakur, 61 min)
5pm-5:15pm / Break
5:15pm-6:35pm / 1988 (Feature Documentary, Bashur, 80 min)
6:35pm-7pm / Q&A with director Hezhwan Zendi. Host: Ayar Hassan Ahmed and Sera Simone Arda
7pm-7:15pm / Where the Winds Die (Animation, Rojhelat, 13 min)
7:20pm-8pm /Discussion panel: Aftermath of Halabja. Guest: Dr. Qaraman Hasan. Host: Dr. Hewa Khalid
