Gulîstan, terre de roses
Gulîstan, Land of Roses
This documentary travels deep into the mountains and deserts of Kurdistan,
where armed female guerillas from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) defend Kurdish territory against ISIS. These women share
their most intimate thoughts with filmmaker Zaynê Akyol, resulting in an immersive audience experience. By offering a window
into this largely unknown world, the film exposes the hidden feminist face of a revolutionary group united by a common vision
of freedom.
Director's Biography
Turkish-born filmmaker ZAYNÊ AKYOL, 1987, received her bachelor’s
degree from the Media School of the Université du Québec à Montréal by winning the René Malo Chair/ National Film Board of
Canada Award. Her 2010 medium-length documentary Under Two Skies won an award at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. Akyol
is currently completing her master’s degree in communications. Gulîstan, Land of Roses is her first feature documentary. //
Films (selection): Iki Bulut Arasinda (Under Two Skies, 2010, doc), Gulîstan, terre de roses (Gulîstan, Land of Roses, 2016,
doc)
Architektur und Gesellschaft | Architecture and Society 2017
Zaynê Akyol
Canada / Germany
2016
color
86 minutes
OV with English subtitles
Screenplay
Zaynê Akyol
Cinematography
Etienne Roussy
Editing Mathieu
Bouchard-Malo
Sound/Sounddesign Vincent Laroche-Gagnon,
Adel Ton, Olivier Calvert
Music Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux
Producer(s) Sarah Mannering, Fanny Drew, Yanick Létourneau (Périphéria, CA), Mehmet
Aktaş (Mîtosfilm, DE), Nathalie Cloutier, Denis McCready (National Film Board of Canada, CA)
Production
Périphéria Avenue Casgrain 5333, Suite 1109 Montreal, QC,
H2T 1X3, Canada info@peripheria.ca www.peripheria.ca
Weltpremiere / World Premiere
Visions du Réel – Nyon International Documentary Film Festival 2016
Visions du Réel – Nyon International Documentary Film Festival 2016