Saturday June 13th
ڕۆژێک بۆ فیلمی کوردی
A day of Kurdish Films
ڕۆژێک بۆ فیلمی کوردی
A day of Kurdish Films
Both sessions are free, but donations are gratefully accepted.
Ji ber ku ez heye Bû Flying
Ever Since, I Have Been Flying
Vakıf, a 60-year-old Kurdish man, shares the events and moments that formed him, in Aylin Gökmen’s uncommonly beautiful documentary.
2023
18 mins Kurdish with English subtitles
mêşvan
The Beekeeper
The kafkaesque story of a refugee trying to follow his passion of beekeeping in Switzerland. The gentleness of resilience and true strength: a moving documentary by Mano Khalil, telling the story of a Kurdish beekeeper rebuilding his life in Europe after it’s destroyed by war in his home country. A story astonishingly without bitterness.
2013
1hr 47mins Kurdish/German with English subtitles
SESSION FINISHES 5.00 pm
It will begin with a discussion between Dr Maryam Ghorbankarimi, Lecturer in Film at the Lancaster University, and Shler Murdochy, co-Director of the London Kurdish Film Festival.
Kur
Son
In a remote village in the mountains of Kurdistan, a lonely old mother is waiting for her son to return from military service. After a long time when there is no news from her son, The mother tries to find him but she discovers a secret which pushes her into a dilemma to deal with her son's new identity. Director, Saman Hosseinpour.
2024
15 mins Kurdish with English subtitles
Roja we pîroz be
A Happy Day
Three teenage friends, all asylum seekers, stuck in a frozen, hopeless place come up with a plan to escape over the mountain to a world where their dreams can be fulfilled. Then love comes along. A poignant portrayal of hope and despair, directed by Hisham Zaman.
2023
1hr 53 mins Kurdish with English subtitles
SESSION FINISHES 10.00 pm