Director: Azad Kerkuki

South Kurdistan (Iraq) / 2011 / 52 mins / English, Kurdish, Arabic with English subtitles

1958 marks a momentous period in Iraq’s history, when the country transitioned from monarchy to republic, recognising Kurds for the first time in the regime’s history. This event would forever change the lives of Kurds in the region. With the rise of Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath party, however, the dark chapter of history was only just opening for Kurds. Following the screening of the first part in our last festival in 2009, Kurdish director Azad Kerkuki’s documentary Freedom Seeking Kurds Part 2 covers the period from 1958-1975.