Komîna Fîlm a Rojava (The Rojava Film Commune) is a collective of filmmakers based in the eponymous autonomous region in northern Syria. It works across the region to develop and build infrastructures for filmmaking, screening, and education, fostering new audiences and an awareness of filmmaking as a medium for empowerment and a tool for liberation.
Lonely Trees (dir. Shêro Hindê)
This documentary explores the roots and heritage of the singers, poets and storytellers of the region, known as dengbej. It is meant to celebrate the the art, life and cultural diversity of Rojava through its music and landscapes. A new generation of storytellers from Komina Filma Rojava pays tribute to the men and women that have kept the stories of Rojava's people alive through their songs in Arabic, Kurdish, and Assyrian.
Love in the Face of Genocide (dir. Shêro Hindê)
In the mountains of Sinjar (Shengal), the Yazidis isolated homeland of origin, which faced more than 74 massacres throughout history, most of which were during the Ottoman era ended with the most heinous massacres by the Islamic State of ISIS in 2014.
This documentary tries to manifest the impact of suffering, religion and cultural differences from the surroundings on the composition of the songs of love in Shengal on one hand, and how the Yazidis maintain their singing heritage and document the stories of love and sorrow through the only hope of survival which is singing.
