Doc 60 – 3

Total: 55 mins 45 secs

This block of films looks at the scars of conflict from freedom fighter to refugee. We visit a Spanish YPG volunteer who joins the Kurdish militia in their struggle against ISIS, and re-live a Somalian’s youth through greenscreen techniques.
Online Programme Venue Programme
Wednesday 18th October Available for 48 hrs from 4:30pm
Friday 6th October 12:20pm - Light Cinema Screen 1 Saturday 7th October 3:00pm - Light Cinema Screen 1

Left Behind

Matteo Crescenzi
United Kingdom, 2022
27:06 mins
Antonio Bayo Munuera, a Spanish engineer and family man, leaves his loved ones in Spain to volunteer in the YPG army– a Kurdish-led militia that fights against the genocide in Northern Syria and Iraq.

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Neighbour Abdi

Douwe Dijkstra
Netherlands, 2022
28:39 mins
How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour and filmmaker Douwe.