Kurdish filmmaker, Shilan, explores Kurdish history with focus on Yezidi refugee girls five years ago in a Turkish camp. As the Yezidi girls disperse across Europe, Shilan tells a story about the Sinjar massacre and the displacement of the Yezidi.
NIGHT AND FOG IN KURDISTAN tells the story of seven teenage girls who fled the ISIS genocide of Yazidis in 2014. In quest for documenting the traces of a genocide and the plight of surviving, the director, connected to the characters via her own Kurdish background and traumas of a childhood spent in war, follows them for five years, through their years of residence in refugee camps in Turkey, as well as their later relocations to European countries.
Shilan Saadi is a Kurdish filmmaker and documentarian based in Canada. Her work focuses on historical memory, women’s stories, and social justice, highlighting underrepresented voices. Her films have screened internationally and are recognized for their human-centered and truthful storytelling.
Producers - Shilan Saadi, Keyvan Fahimi, Gülay kilicaslan
Editor - Hamila Moayed
Sound Designer - Ensieh Maleki
Music - Jamal Sameri
Illustrator, poster - Pejman Alipour
