SABAH GAVILI
Rojhelat (East Kurdistan), 2023
Sorani (Kurdish), with English subtitles
Student Film | Filmê şagirta
17 minutes | 17 xulek
Synopsis:
Two young men steal a car, take drugs—and hit a pedestrian.
Du xort tiranbêl didizin û hinek madeyên narkotîkê dikşînin û bi tiranpêlê li mirovekê peyatî diçe dixin.
دوو گەنج سەیارەیەک دەدزن، مادەی هۆشبەر بەکار دەهێنن و بە سەیارە لە پیادەڕەوێک دەدەن.
Director’s biography:
Sabah Gavili was born in 1988 in Sanandaj, Rojhelat (Iranian Kurdistan). He earned a bachelor’s degree in cinema and at age 20 started making films. Based in Sanandaj, he has made 3 short narrative films and 2 documentaries, all in Kurdish languages.
Saba Gavili di sala 1988’an de li sanandajê, Rojhilat (Kurdistana Îranê) ji dayîkbûye. Nasnameya bi asta bekalorêt di sînema de standiye û di temena 20 saliyê de dest bi çêkirina filman kiriye. Li gorî Sanandaj, wî 3 filmên vegotin yên kurt û du filmên belgefilmî çêkirine. Hemû jî bi zimanê Kurdî ne.
صەباح گاڤیلی لە ساڵی ١٩٨٨ لە شاری سنەی ڕۆژهەڵاتی کوردستان لەدایک بووە. خاوەنی بڕوانامەی بەکالۆریۆسە لە بەشی سینەما و لە ٢٠ ساڵییەوە دەستیکردووە بە کاری فیلمسازی. لە شاری سنە دانیشتووە و ٣ کورتەفیلمی گێرانەوەیی و ٢ دۆکیومێنتاری دروست کردووە بە زمانی کوردی.
Director’s filmography:
Nachir (Short fiction, 2019)
Zhian (Short fiction, 2017)
I Am a Citizen Too (Documentary, 2016)
ASKA (Documentary, 2015)
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