Kurdish Programme 1
Cinema 18 1.00pm-3.00pm


'Far Away From Home'
Guliz Saglam, Turkey, 2003, 29 mins

The story of Kurdish people who had to migrate to Istanbul from Mardin. Most of them live in Tarlabasi and earn a living by making and selling stuffed mussels. The film reveals their struggles and yearnings and listens as they unburden their hearts.


'Mothers Crossing'
Lode Desmet, Belgium, 2003, 60 mins

A non traditional look at the illegal crossing of the Turkish-Greek border and the story of an Iranian woman Sima her two daughters and a smuggler Djouma...

'Discussion'
Guest Speakers: Doug Aubrey, Marie Olesen, Autonomi; Peri Ibrihim, journalist/filmmaker; Mustafa Gundogdu, Kurdish Human Rights Project/Kurdish Film Festival, London; Filmmaker, Guliz Saglam