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Seven hundred residents live in Goptapa, a Kurdish-Iraqi village where local children create short films about war, love, and whimsical stories.
“We tell stories not for revenge, but to find our place in the world.”
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Seven hundred residents live in Goptapa, a Kurdish-Iraqi village where local children create short films about war, love, and whimsical stories.
Synopsis
Mark Cousins travels to Goptapa, a small village in Kurdish Iraq, with a population of seven hundred. He provides local children with cameras to create their own films. The children produce short stories that reflect their lives, touching on themes of war, love, and imagination. Among their creations are tales of a fish on an adventure and a chicken discussing justice. This project offers a different perspective on a community often overlooked in mainstream media.
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