Private Project

FROM US

MARA ( from us / von uns )
A Documentary Film by Özgün YARAR

//Kurdish (Kurmanji) & German with English subtitles//

Kurdish music is as fragmented a genre as the nation itself. The diversity that exists in Kurdish singing traditions across the different parts and countries has enriched as well as disjointed the art. This charming documentary follows a group of Kurdish female artists, each from a different part of Kurdistan, but all based in Europe, as they form their band and prepare to record their first album.

”We carry various injuries inside us.
Being a woman or a Kurd is already enough, giving much reason to be hurt. War, prohibition of the native language and culture, expulsion, all that has made its imprint. As women who grew up in such an environment, we could not close our eyes to the suffering.
There were songs and chants to start our journey.”
TRIO MARA

  • Özgün YARAR
    Director
  • Özgün YARAR
    Writer
  • SAKINA
    Writer
  • Özgün YARAR
    Producer
  • John Tobisch-Haupt
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Music Video
  • Runtime:
    1 hour
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • London Kurdish Film Festival
    London / England
    November 22, 2013
    UK Premiere
  • SOMMERBLUT Festival der Multipolarkultur
    Köln / Germany
    May 4, 2014
  • İSMAİL BEŞİKCİ Foundation
    Istanbul / Turkey
    April 18, 2014
    Turkey Premiere
  • Günes Theater
    Frankfurt / Germany
    September 20, 2013
    World Premiere
  • Volkshaus Zürich - Weisser Saal
    Zürich / Swiss
    October 12, 2013
    Swiss Premiere
Director - Özgün YARAR