This film is a part of the Unsung Voices 11 shorts programme. Director will be present for the Q&A following the film.
Canada, Kurdistan20228 minutesEnglish, Farsi, Kurdish with English Subtitles World PremiereExperimental
A young woman escapes into a fantasy world where she imagines what life would have been like if she never left her birth country. Faced with who she wants to be, she must come to terms with the in-between.
Roda Medhat
Roda Medhat is a Kurdish Canadian multidisciplinary artist mainly working in photo and sculpture based work. Dutar (دوتار) is Roda’s writing and directing debut, a story that reflects on his own life living in between cultures.
This film is a part of the Unsung Voices 11 shorts programme. Director will be present for the Q&A following the film.
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