Evini Films
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As part of an on-going effort to empower inspiring film makers in Kurdistan and to create a bridge between local artists and the international film community, Evini Films has conducted two hands-on film making workshops enrolling students from across Iraq. Sixty short films were produced and two nation-wide short film festivals were held, one following each workshop. Some of these films have been invited to various international festivals and have received prestigeous awards.
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A Blank Page (Laperê Spî)

Length: 5:20 minutes
Camera: Fathi Evari
Editor: Rajab Ahmad
Writer/Director: Fathi Evari
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 Rich, modern woman strolls through the city and decides to have her portrait drawn by an artist in the street. She lives in a world of her own so much that she is not aware of the poverty around her. With the aid of a little girl, the artist plants her feet back firmly on the ground. line
fethi
Writer/Director Fethi ´Evari
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  line Boots (Postal)

Length: 9:26 Minutes
Director: Taban Yaseen
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 Iraq before and after liberation at one of Saddam's infamous torture prisons. line  
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nan
 line Bread (Nan)

Length: 5:06 Minutes
 Director: M. Eli Etroshi
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 A lonely orphan, victim of the Anfal genocide, works as shoe shiner at day and brings gifts for his dead parents and sister at night.
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henase
 line Breath (Henase)

Length: 5:33 Minutes
Director: Zírek Míra
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 A piece of artistry about life's continuation despite oppression, symbolizing the Kurdish resilience in the face of tyranny.
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zirek
Writer/Director Zirek Mira
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Length: 15:30 Minutes
Director: Marwan
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 A defeated army general on the verge of suicide following the collapse of Saddam's regime. line  
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zibildan
 line Garbage Dump (Zibildan)

Length: 4:13 Minutes
Director: Ednan Osman
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 Children's imagination go wild as they play villains Usama and Saddam in the Republic of Garbage.
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high moon
 line High Moon (Heyva Bilind)

Length: 14:20 minutes
Camera: Dilgash Rojbayani
Editor: Azad Rojbayani
Writer/Director: Dilgash Rojbayani
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 A drama about a man who makes a living by playing the daf (Kurdish drum) for neighborhood children while his own wheelchair bound son is dying of an anfal after effect.
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looking
 line Looking for God (Gerandin Le Duway Xuda)

Length: 5:00 minutes
Writer/Director: Zîrek Mîra
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 Perhaps the most courageous film to come out of the region, “Searching for God” is a commentary about the current political system in the country. It is an abstract and symbolic portrayal of a leader addressing his people. line
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Writer/Director Fethi ´Evari
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dupishk
 line Scorpion (Dupishk)

Length: 10:00 Minutes
Director: Narîn Ceng
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 The drama between a boy and a scorpion in a Kurdish refugee camp has multilayered meanings both political and religious. line  
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shewbo
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Length: 13:30 Minutes
Director: Memed Hesen
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 Shewbo is a young Kurdish shepherd who along with his herd becomes the subject of soldiers target practice, a common scene in Kurdistan during Saddam's era.
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Shoes (Pêlaw)

Length: 6:50 Minutes
Director: Shahram Namiq
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 Looking for the right pair of shoes may not be a one man task in a given circumstance. The film is a sad story dipicted in a humorous fashion about victims of war and destruction.
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Sunflowers (Zehret El Shemis)

Length: 11:45 Minutes
Director: Thia Salim
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An abstract collage of contrasting imagery of children raising sunflowers who are distracted by the attacking Iraqi commandos in Baghdad.

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The Swing (El Ercuha)

Length: 6 minutes
Director: Kholood Jabbar
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 A man who is to deliver the bad news to the family of a soldier killed in the Gulf war. line  
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water
 line Water (Aw)

Length: 10:10 minutes
Camera: Ayar Ali
Editor: Karwan Zamdar
Writer/Director: Mahdi Hasan
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 An old beggar looks with just a little bit too much interest at his attractive daughter as she is cooling off under a jet of water. When another man also shows an interest in her, then things are sure to go wrong. The film daringly challenges several taboos such as incest and rape. line
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Director Mehdi Hesen
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gasoline
 line We Have Gasoline (Benzînman Heye)

Length: 4:30 minutes
Camera: Adanan Osman
Editor: Twana Marjan
Director: Shaxawan Idrees
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 Two boys are selling fuel by the roadside. In the burning sun, a car stops right in the middle between the two of them. Their fierce competition ends in a fight for the new customer. A subtle commentary on the energy policy of the present government. line
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Writer/Director Shakhawan Idris
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window
 line The Window (Pencere)

Length: 15:00 minutes
Camera: Karokh Taha
Editor: Farman karim
Writer/Director: Khalid Heme law
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 A dying man and his daughter with a window view of a lake watch couples meet and by the water. He reminisces the sweetness of life. line