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The following films will be taking part in the short film competition
Siza (Punishment)
Director: Chiman Rahimi
UK / 2008 / 12 mins / English and Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles
‘Siza’ is based on the true story of a young girl living in fear for her life within London’s Kurdish community. By dating an English boy, Siza throws ‘dishonour’ on her family. Pressure mounts on her father to take drastic reprisals.
Snowy Dreams
Director: Salem Salavati
East Kurdistan (Iran) / 2008 / 25mins / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles
Husband and wife Baji and Kadkhoda are the only people living in a deserted village, something which seems irrational to others. They have only each other to turn to but one night they fall out and leave.
Soil Decomposing
Director: Saro Younesi
East Kurdistan (Iran) / 2009 / 19mins / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles
Hawar, a boy living away from home is being taken care of by an old man. He meets a girl called Dena who he talks to secretly through his window. After several meetings Dena slips Hawar some bank-notes on which she has scribbled a message.
The Soldier and the Road
Director: Nahid Ghobadi
East Kurdistan (Iran) / 2008 / 15mins / No Dialogue
An old woman goes every day to welcome her son who is expected back from military service. She continues to go every day but he does not return. One day someone else is there waiting for her.
Stories after the War
Director: Serwer Mhedin
South Kurdistan (Iraq) / 14mins / Kurdish with English subtitles
The civil war in Kurdistan took many lives. Stories After War offers crucial insights into the suffering of young men who fought during the civil war and who ended up killing their own people.
Taxi
Director: Diako Yazdani
East Kurdistan (Iran) / 2008 / 10mins / Farsi with English subtitles
A young man who is late for an exam negotiates with taxi drivers for a good price to get him there on time. On the way he asks the driver to make a number of stops at cash machines to get money but none of them are working. The driver must wait until the exam finishes.
This Place the Roads have no ends
Director: Tofigh Amani
East Kurdistan (Iran) / 2008 / 23mins / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles
This is the story of a young girl who works along a long and foggy road. Everyday she cries for what she has lost.


