23/03/2007 Australian first Kurdish Film Festival - Part 5

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special thanks to special thanks to Dr. kamal / twana nwri /devrim cilik / Faiq aziz / institute for kurdish study in Australia/www.kurdishcinema.com .

twana nwri

Directed by Valery Baravi
Duration: 8 minutes
From Canada

A man and his inner world in a bizarre and unknown place. He challenges his
opponent who is wearing a black suit. The both represent the two forces of
nature: light and darkness. As the battle on the chessboard ends the man
sees only himself. It is a story of human existence living alone in this
universe.

The Emblem of Turkey: The Kurdish Problem

Directed by Jiar Gol
Duration: 57 minutes.
From Canada

On the onset of the 2004 European Summit, Jiyar Gol independent filmmaker
sets out on a unique pilgrimage to Turkey to explore the Turkish life across
vast country as it lobbies the European Union to open membership talks. His
arrival in Turkey is coincided with the end of the 5-year unilateral
ceasefire between Kurdish guerillas and Turkish military. In a month Jiyar
spends in Turkey, he explores the Kurdish land and its 15 millions people
whose identity has been denied for the past eighty years. Visiting "the
conflict Zoon" of Turkey, he searches if it's possible to find hope in the
divided nations of Turkey and Kurdistan. This documentary captures his one
month journey to discover if war can transform to peace.

(Interval)

The Mirror of the Last Day

Directed by Khalid Hamalaw
Duration: 10 minutes.
From Kurdistan of Iraq

A group of rich and highly influential people have a party. They get worried
because they hear that a mirror is invented to show the images and events of
the past. Each one of them is afraid of his secrets to be revealed by the
mirror.

White Mountains

Directed By Taha Karmi
Duration: 30 minutes
From Kurdistan of Iran

This film is the story of the internal conflict among Kurdish political
parties. The story is told through the life of Mulla Ibrahim who collects
the dead bodies to bury them.

Scale

Directed by Emir Ghulami
Duration: 8 minutes.
From Kurdistan of Iran

Scale is used in daily life to measure many things, but here the director as
a symbol uses it for social justice. The universal symbol for equity and
justice.

Oh Hell!

Directed by Paula Jones
Duration: 10 minutes.
From New Zealand

This film is about a young Kurdish refugee working in a Pizza shop facing
racial discrimination.

The third night from 5:00-8:00 pm

Life

Directed by Zana Hama Gharib
Duration: 9 minutes.
From Kurdistan of Iraq

The director has shown life of Kurdish women in the rural area. The problems
they face in order to survive. The director also tries to show the
independent nature of Kurdish women as they work without relying on men.

Black Water

Directed by Sahim Omer Kalifa
Duration: 30 minutes.
From Belgium

The director is touching one of the ethical issues in patriarchal culture of
Kurdish society. A young couple migrates to Europe as refugees. The man
under the social pressure commits a crime beyond imagination.

Bicycle

Directed by Horen Gharib
Duration: 4 minutes.
From Kurdistan of Iraq

A man has lost his sense of belonging and remembers many things happened in
the past.

The Lost Dream

Directed by Kaiwan Fahimi and Shilan Sa'di
Duration: 29 minutes.
From Kurdistan of Iran

A cinema hall is closed down for many years in one of the Kurdish cities of
Iran. Now some people struggle to re-open it. A film is telling a story
about the closure of a cinema.

(Interval)

I am angry with God

Directed by Ibrahim Rahmani
Duration: 10 minutes.
From Kurdistan of Iran

A group of people excommunicated due to their illness. They are angry as
they are abandoned by God and people.

Terracotta

Directed by Isma'il Omer and Mam Pola
Duration: 13 minutes.
From Kurdistan of Iraq

A man depends on clay to make ceramics for livelihood. He tells about his
work and difficult life in one of the Kurdish towns of Iraqi Kurdistan.

The Opposite World

Directed by Hishyar Nerweyi
Duration: 1 minute.
From Kurdistan of Iraq

A group of people live in a rich land of producing oil. They have to be in
line for hours daily to get kerosene oil.

Breathing

Directed by Zirek Mira
Duration: 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
From Kurdistan of Iraq

This film is about the struggle between life and death. War is always
destructive, but people will survive to continue new life and build a
future.

Mud Roof

Directed by Telar Muhamed
Duration: 20 minutes
From Kurdistan of Iraq

In the village of Homer Qewm modern life can be seen beside traditional
life. People live as a single family trying to restore normal life in their
village, passing through sad memories of the past.

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  • lol white guy talkin shit

  • ahahah : P

  • :D :D :D :D :D

  • kaka giyan fery kurdy bba "what u think about festival" lol

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