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Close up Kurdistan directed by Yuksel Yavuz
October 25, 2009 1:00PM
NYU Kevorkian Center Screening Room
In this personal story of immigration, Yavuz documents his journey from Hamburg to Stockholm to Turkey, and finally to the refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan. Here, he meets old friends, some of whom have become guerrilla fighters, gone into exile, or chosen to stay in their villages and face persecution because of their fight for Kurdish rights. Featuring 1987 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Ismail Besikci, who spent 17 years in prison for his courageous academic work on Kurdish culture.
Post film discussion with Kemal Suleymani, Kurdish Historian, Columbia University.
Festivals and Awards
2001. Best Short Film, Tebessa Int. Film Festival / Algeria
2000. Best Short Film, M. Orhon Ariburnu Awards / Turkiye
2000. Best Film, Modena International Human Rights Film Festival / Italy
2000 Special Mention, Huesca International Film Festival / Spain
1999 François O'de Prize, Hamburg International Short Film Festival / Germany
1999 Best Short Film - Cortometraggio 99, Milano Int. Film Festival / Italy
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