Jîn is a young Kurdish girl living in a war-torn region of Kurdistan. She goes on a journey to find freedom and escape the violence and oppression that surrounds her. Along the way, she encounters various challenges and obstacles but remains determined to live on her own terms.
Büyük Adam Küçük Aşk (2001) tells the story of an old man and a little girl who form a special bond despite their age difference. Set against a backdrop of social and political issues, the film explores themes of family, poverty, discrimination, and cultural differences in Turkey. The story follows the retired judge as he navigates his relationship with the little girl, facing challenges and uncovering the harsh realities of society along the way.
Following the military intervention of 1980 the number of people who died during interrogation or in prison increased. As a result of the unsanitary conditions and torture in prisons, 299 people died while incarcerated.
As a twelve year old girl she refused to be given in marriage. Thirty years later Nuriye Kesbir is still fighting, now as a wanted leader of a guerrilla-movement. Why does a women turn her back on marriage and motherhood to choose for a path that leads to a battle of life and death instead? A film about a stubborn Kurdish woman who ended up on a road of no return because of her personal choices. 'Sozdar, she who lives her promise' is a frank portrait of the backgrounds and motives of Nuriye Kesbir, one of the leaders of the Kurdish resistance movement PKK. Filmmaker Annegriet Wietsma followed Kesbir on her remarkable journey, beginning in a Dutch prison and ending in the rough mountains of Northern Iraq.
Documentary on the massacres commited in the Dersim region in Turkey in 1937/38.
“In March of 2015, I set off to the Kurdistan region of Iraq and Syria to begin a new personal project. In the beginning, I thought perhaps it would be a still photography trip only. But just as I left the door, I decided to grab my GoPro kit in case anything interesting happened and I could just film it myself. This is that footage.” —Joey L. Documentary about Kurdish guerrilla fighters in the struggle against ISIS.
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