ABOUT THE FILM

LOGLINE

Executive produced by Emma Thompson, the film follows the story of Mediha, a teenage Yazidi girl who has recently returned from ISIS captivity, as she turns her camera on herself to process her trauma while rescuers search for her missing family members. This is the story of the Yazidi genocide and its aftermath, shown through the lens of one young survivor as she confronts her past through personal video-diaries, reclaiming her voice and stepping bravely towards the future.

LONG SYNOPSIS

Having survived kidnapping and enslavement by ISIS, Mediha and her younger brothers, Ghazwan and Adnan, must now attempt to rebuild their lives with the whereabouts of their father, mother and baby brother unknown. Faced by local and international complexities which continue to affect rescue and accountability efforts eight years after the genocide, the siblings must turn to a network of Yazidi rescuers in the search for their missing family members.

Executive Produced by Emma Thompson, the story takes place over three years, across Iraq, Turkey and Syria, highlighting the ongoing and long-lasting impact of ISIS atrocities. Mediha takes us on her quest for justice, confronting her trauma and pain through personal video-diaries, and reclaiming her voice by initiating investigations into her perpetrator, and shedding light onto the ongoing struggle of thousands of Yazidis.

Director Hasan Oswald

Producers Hasan Oswald, Annelise Mecca, Fahrinisa Campana, Alexander Spiess, Stephen Nemeth

Executive Producers Emma Thompson, Betsy Stahl, Rick Dugdale, Håkan Karlsson, Joyce Pierpoline, Jason Loftus

Co-Producers Murad Hussein, Sami Juko Rasho, Salman Ibrahim Oso, Nawal Kareem Dino, Peter Goetz

Editor Kaitlyn Plum

Cinematographers Hasan Oswald, Mediha Alhamad

Music Henry Bloomfeld

FESTIVALS
2023: DOC NYC (World Premiere)

AWARDS
U.S. Competition Grand Jury Prize (DOC NYC), Audience Award Runner Up (DOC NYC), Grand Jury Award—Best Documentary (Pordenone), Images of Courage Award (Pordenone)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download