Rojek / Icarus Films ; a film by Zaynê Akyol ; production, Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre, Sylvain Corbeil, Zaynê Akyol ; written and directed by Zaynê Akyol ; produced by Metafilms.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Akyol, Zayne, film director, screenwriter, film producer.

Dupuis-Pierre, Audrey-Ann, film producer.

Corbeil, Sylvain, film producer.

Metafilms (Firm), production company.

Icarus Films, publisher, distributor.

Language:

Arabic

English

French

Kurdish

Subjects (All):

Akyol, Zaynê--Interviews.

Akyol, Zaynê.

Kurds--Syria--History--21st century.

Kurds.

Kurdistan--History.

Kurdistan.

Kurdistan--Politics and government.

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (127 min.)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus Films, [2023]

Language Note:

In French, Arabic, Kurdish or English with English subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

digital

Summary:

ROJEK encounters members of the Islamic State as well as their wives detained in prison-camps, who are sharing a common dream: establishing a caliphate. Confronted with the fundamentalist beliefs of the jihadists, the film attempts to trace the beginning, rise and fall of the Islamic State (ISIS) through their personal stories. These conversations are the thread along which the documentary evolves, as it is intertwined with various sequences depicting current, post-war Syrian Kurdistan.

Credits:

Cinematography, Nicolas Canniccioni, Arshia Shakiba ; editor, Mathieu Bouchard-Malo ; music, Roger Tellier-Craig.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 14, 2023).

Publisher Number:

if-rojek Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.