Sîdar Ibrahim • Portrait • Female Voice of Kurdistan

Short documentary about a Kurdish singer from Rojava (Syria).
With approximately 40 million people worldwide, the Kurds are the largest ethnic group without an internationally recognized state. After our festivals 'Female Voice of Iran' and 'Female Voice of Afghanistan' we focus on the Kurdish culture in 2023. We traveled to different regions of Kurdistan and filmed eight singers from the four main regions of Kurdish culture.

"Kurds are resilient like mountains" کورد وەک شاخ خۆڕاگرە – (Kurdish proverb)

Sîdar Ibrahim was born in Al-Hasakah Governorate (Rojava, Syria)
Concert of Sîdar Ibrahim →    • Concert • Sîdar Ibrahim • Female Voic...  

Director/Cinematographer - Andreas Rochholl • Film Editor/Colorist - Sebastian Leitner • Research - Yalda Yazdani • Subtitles - Mihraban Salih
Musicians: Kawa Kalê, Duduk • Ahmed Imadi, Piano • Diyar Osman, Tanbur • Cîhan Şanbaz, Daf
Special thanks to Rubar Zagrosî and Beyar Dîno
Filmed on location in Syria, April 2023

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The festival 'Female Voice of Kurdistan' is a project of Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin
• Curator - Yalda Yazdani • Director/Producer - Andreas Rochholl
• Creative Director/Editor - Sebastian Leitner • Production Manager - Mihraban Salih

Theme music by Sakina TEYNA, Emrah OGUZTÜRK, Eren AKSAHIN – Interpretation: Nor Ashkhar project
Kurdistan map by AdobeStock • voiceover made with ElevenLabs

Funded by Capital Cultural Fund, Berlin
More infos about 'Female Voice of Kurdistan':
→ http://femalevoiceofkurdistan.com
→ https://zeitgenoessische-oper.de

in cooperation with Kultur Büro Elisabeth and CrossGeneration Media
→ https://crossgen.media/
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