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Arzela From Amed

Elif Yiğit
North Kurdistan (Bakur), Türkiye
2025
65 min

Synopsis

In present-day Amed, North Kurdistan (Diyarbakır), a Kurdish filmmaker and journalist turns her camera toward the streets, documenting an ongoing struggle for democracy. As events unfold, what she captures begins to echo her own past, drawing her back into the city’s history of conflict and resistance.Blurring the line between witness and participant, Arzela from Amed becomes both a political testimony and a deeply personal journey into memory, identity, and the cost of recording a reality still in motion.

Credits

Director(s)

Producer(s)

Elif Yiğit

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Original Title

Year

2025

Duration

65 min

Category

Feature Documentary

Genre

Documentary

Production Country

North Kurdistan (Bakur)
Türkiye

Dialogue

Kurdish (Kurmanji / Northern Kurdish)

Subtitles

English

AKFF Edition

AKFF 2026

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Screenings

Sunday 10 May

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Tickets & times

Sunday 10 May
17:45 –
18:50
Ketelhuis, zaal 2
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