Dyab

Produced in 2016

Dyab

Film Information

Festival Edition 2016 - Edition 16
Section Middle Eastern Competition
Director Mazin M Sherabayani
Country Iraq
Duration 20 min
Language Kurdish/Arabic (English subtitles)
Category ME Documentary Film Competition 2016
Producer Mazin M Sherabayani
Screenplay Mazin M Sherabayani
Cast Dyab Qarmo
Genre Documentary

Synopsis

12 years old Dyab is a Kurdish Yazidi boy living at Arbat refugee camp after the horrendous attacks by the Islamic States on their villages at Shingal Mountains (Sinjar). However, Dyab’s dream is to become a filmmaker and actor to tell the stories of his suffering people to the outside world. On the first genocide anniversary, Dyab is planning to present a play, hoping to be seen by the outside world, though lacking the basics to produce his project.

Full Description

The film follows 12-year-old Dyab, a Kurdish Yazidi boy living in a refugee camp after attacks by the Islamic State on his village. Dyab aspires to be a filmmaker and share the stories of his suffering people with the world, planning to present a play for the first genocide anniversary.