The festival, which featured 84 films, highlighted the resilience of Kurdish cinema in the face of bans and censorship.
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Made in 1933, “Kurdên Êzidî” (Êzidî Kurds) will be screened for the first time as part of the 2nd İstanbul Kurdish Film Festival, which will be held on March 24-29, 2022.