February 2022

In a city destroyed by war, while society tries to come to terms with the consequences of extreme violence, a little girl finds a peculiar way to survive.Original Title: Mal International Title: Home Director: Sevinaz Evidke Original Language: no dialogue Production Country and Year: Northern and Eastern Syria Federation-Rojava, 2018 Duration:…

Reality and fiction blend in the stories of the people living in three cities, Sinjar (Shengal) in South Kurdistan, Kobane, and Jazaa in Rojava. The three cities have been destroyed by the Islamic State and liberated by Kurdish fighters. Three stories about the inhumanity and banality of modern war, but…

A documentary exploring the “dengbej” musical heritage of the singers, poets and storytellers from Northern Syria’s Rojava region. Featuring a stunning scenery of poetic landscapes, the film is interlaced with stories of Kurdish and Assyrian songs that narrate the long history of love and suffering of this semi-autonomous region. With…

The Yazidis isolated homeland in the mountains of Shengal has faced more than 74 massacres throughout its history, the most heinous of which were carried out by ISIS in 2014. Love in the Face of Genocide explores the impact of suffering, religion and cultural difference on the songs of love…