Kurzfilmprogramm Kurdische Filmtage

RED ROOM – Oda Sor
Lilian Amir Ali | 13 min | 2020
Language: Kurdish | Subtitles: English

The film tells the story of a woman who lives alone with her daughter in a house. Men enter the house daily to shop for groceries, while the woman is viewed with suspicion by those around her. But there is more to this façade than meets the eye: relationships and social boundaries are explored in a minimalist, atmospheric setting.

KWISTAN
Fatemeh Bakhshipour, Ali Bahmani | 9 min | 2024
Language: Kurdish | Subtitles: English

‘Kwistan’ by Fatemeh Bakhshipour and Ali Bahmani focuses on the fate of women caught between cultural and political constraints. For fear of honour killings, they are often denied the opportunity to defend their rights. The short film highlights this oppression and gives a voice to women who would otherwise be silenced.

YARÊ
Sallar Othman | 19 min | 2024
Language: Kurdish, Arabic | Subtitles: English

Amidst water shortages in north-eastern Syria, the film follows young Yarê, who resolutely sets out to fetch drinking water for her family. Wearing jeans and a Barbie T-shirt, she defies the heat, deprivation and political indifference – and surpasses herself. A touching, feminist Sisyphean tale of courage, perseverance and hope in a region scarred by war and discrimination.

ZAAM
Director: Siavash Vaziri | 20 min | 2023
Language: Kurdish | Subtitles: English

Shoresh takes on the role of head of the family after the death of his father and the illness of his older brother, who suffers from mental health issues. Despite his younger sisters' pleas to leave his brother in a clinic, he brings him home – which thwarts their plans. But the situation develops differently than expected.

DANCING AMID FIRE, RISING ABOVE RUINS
Essmat Sophie | Animated film | 6 min

Tara grows up in the Kurdish regions of Iran – between play and war, between gravestones and bombs. Her greatest joy: a pair of red shoes, a New Year's gift that she soon loses in the chaos of flight. Forty-two years later, Tara lives in Norway with her daughter. At a demonstration for ‘Women, Life, Freedom,’ she remembers her childhood. When her daughter chooses the exact same pair of red shoes, Tara comes full circle: a symbol of survival, freedom – and hope for a better future.