Kawergosk: Home Made of Cloth

After fleeing war in Syria and crossing the border into Kurdistan Region, Iraq, Syrian Kurds attempt to build a life in Kawergosk Refugee Camp. From a rap artist creating songs of resistance to a young woman who understands the power of education, Kawergosk: Home Made of Cloth is a powerful account of perseverance in the face of hardship.

  • Elizabeth Wuerffel
    Director
  • Saddam Al-Zubaidi
    Director
  • Sarhang Sherwany
    Director
  • Elizabeth Wuerffel
    Writer
  • Saddam Al-Zubaidi
    Writer
  • Elizabeth Wuerffel
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    news, war
  • Runtime:
    31 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Iraq
  • Language:
    Arabic, English, Kurdish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Elizabeth Wuerffel, Saddam Al-Zubaidi, Sarhang Sherwany

Elizabeth Wuerffel is a filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist. Wuerffel received her MFA from Columbia College Chicago in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media. Her artwork has been shown near and far, from Chicago’s Woman’s Made Gallery to Hannover’s konnektor – Forum für Künste and Java Arts in Phnom Penh. Wuerffel currently teaches digital media art at Valparaiso University. She co-directs the Welcome Project (welcomeproject.valpo.edu), a first-person video and audio story collection about identity and inclusion. She has most recently produced and co-directed a short documentary about Syrian refugees in the Kurdish Region of Iraq, Kawergosk: Home Made of Cloth.

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