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KurdistanObserver.com
A Kurdish film will be
screen in Global Art Film Festival in California
Jiyar Gol is a Kurdish
filmmaker from Eastern of Kurdistan, Sina, who is currently living in Canada.
This is his second documentary film on Kurdish issues in English.
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 Ankara
Jiyar attend the re-trial of an extraordinary women whose dreams of liberty
forced an unthinkable choice between a life with her family or a fight for
freedom of her people. She couldn’t have both. Her name is Leyla Zana a Kurdish
MP and a three times Nobel Peace Prize nominee who has been in Turkish jail for
the past 10 years. She reminds us how precious freedom is and how high its price
can be.
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 months journey to discover if war can transform to
peace. Facing horror and heartbreak across Turkey, Jiyar meets those from both
sides who have cut tragically in the middle of the conflict. And in each place,
he discovers unforgettable tales of survival, resilience, ritual, and recovery.
“The Emblem of
Turkey, The Kurdish Problem” Will be screened in
California at Global Art Film Festival. For more info you can visit the festival
website at
www.gaffers.org or call Loren Reed at
916.804.7333
Sacramento, CA –
USA,
Saturday, June 4 ,
2005 11:00am -12 pm
Sacramento Marriott Rancho
Cordova Hotel, 11211 Point East Dr. Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 Tel:
1.916.638.1100
Los Angeles, CA –
USA
Saturday, June 11, 2005,
1:00pm - 2:00pm Torrance Marriott Hotel, 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, CA
90503 Tel:1-310-316-3636 |
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