The Wind Girl

  • Director

    Dana karim

  • Country, Year, Length

    Iraq, 2021, 14 minutes 58 seconds

  • Category

    Narrative Short

  • Format

    Digital

  • Festival Year

    2022

Film Screening & Ticket Information

When & Where to See this Film!

Date, Time & Location:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST • 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
QUEENS THEATRE • 14 United Nations Avenue South • Flushing Meadows Corona Park • Queens, NY 11368

SCREENING BLOCK:

Now What? Six films to remind us that we never know what’s next.

Synopsis

The story of the film revolves around the life of elderly married couples who live in a secluded place far from people in silence and a normal life. They have no children. They have a farm and a cow, one day while plowing their farms they found human bone remains. those were killed in the Kurdish Civil War,
Aisha insists on not burying the bones, and the dispute begins between them until they separate from each other.

Credits

Dana karim, Director, Writer
Marivan ibrahim, Producer
Akhtar karim, Key Cast

Director Biography

01/07/1973 I was born in sulaimaniya kurdistan-iraq
1992 I Graduated in Institute of Fine Arts – Theater Department.
2008 I Graduated in University of sulaimaniya – Language and literature of English Department.
from 1988 to 1992 I participated in most of the plays in theatre as an actor and as a director
1997 I directed the play “Happy days” by Samuel Bekeet.

I directed documentary film “Tired”
I directed documentary film “Darwesh”
I was a member of the jury in the second Festival violence against women”
I directed Short film “White and Black”
2012
feature film (Leave to stay) directed by Awat osman
As a first assistance director
2012 I’ve written the script under the title 9:00 PM
2013 I was a member of the jury at the youth festival of the year in the field of cinema
2013 I’ve written the script under the title SHILANA , Now, this film is at the stage of preparation for filming, directed by Awat Osman
2013 I’ve written the script under the title first story
2014 I directed Short film ” first story ”
First story participated of competition section in many international film festivals , and it’s got best film award in Kolkata international film festival in India, and participated in short film corner in festival de Cannes 2015

2015 I’ve written the script under the title Pearl Island
2016 I directed Short film ” Pearl Island ”

Pearl island participated of competition section in many international film festivals , and it’s got best screenplay award in Buddha international film festival in India , and got best film award in Eurasia international film festival in Russia , Pearl Island also got best screenplay award in 12 months international film festival in Romania, and participated in short film corner in festival de Cannes 2017

2019 Wrote and directed feature film Dalia’s home
2020 Wrote and directed short film the wind girl

From 1994
I am an employee in the Directorate of Film in Sulaymaniyah ministry of culture and youth