This year's Kurdish Sun in Winter Warsaw festival, taking place from February 7 to 9, will celebrate Kurdish women, their representation and small-scale activism.
The festival will feature screenings of Polish and Kurdish feature and documentary films, highlighting the realities and hardships that drive Kurdish migration to Europe.
Organizers say the event is aimed at a broad Warsaw audience, including students, activists, and academics.
One of the screenings is specifically designed for younger viewers.
In addition to the film program, the festival will host workshops and discussions on Kurdish women’s activism, family, ecology and cultural heritage.
Experts and participants will lead conversations designed to counteract the dehumanization of Kurds and women, explore the root causes of migration, and improve communication between migrants and host communities.
An outdoor exhibition titled Jin, jiyan, azadi – Woman, Life, Freedom will accompany the festival. It features works by Rounak Rasoulpour, a Kurdish artist from Rojhelat currently living in Sweden.
Rasoulpour is known for her posters, illustrations and book covers, including the Polish edition of Mehmed Dicle’s short story collection Gorączka (Fever, 2020).
The exhibition will be on display until February 28 at the fence of Warsaw's Royal Łazienki Park.
Discussions and workshops linked to the festival are being organized in collaboration with Polish and Kurdish institutions across Europe.
All events are free of charge. More info at: ckf.waw.pl
(rt/gs)
Source: PAP, ckf.waw.pl