Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This is an excerpt from "Touching Freedom". Watch the documentary in full length here: youtu.be/STcr9JUuo98
In 2014 the two Kurdish students Jenkidar and Hussein start a journey with an unexpected amount of life changing twists and turns. It takes them from a careless student life in Beirut to their beloved hometown of Kobani. Here they pick up video cameras for the first time in their lives and document the Kurdish resistance against ISIS.
One by one they introduce us to their family and friends, who one by one become victims in the almost impossible defense of the city. As the battle intensifies it is not possible for Jenkidar and Hussein to stay in Kobani. They must flee in order to survive and end up as refugees in Barcelona and Paris.
As they come to terms with their new situation and the experiences from their journey, they realize that they are transformed for life. Despite being painful, they must tell the world about their family and friends, so they did not die in vain.
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Chapters
▷ 00:00 - Intro
▷ 00:04 - ISIS
▷ 01:01 - YPJ
▷ 05:41 - Women's Protection Unit
#documentary #kurds #kurdish #resistance #isis #syria #iraq #ypj
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DIRECTOR`S NOTE
I was very curious to hear about the Kurdish struggle, their independence and how the people got together to fight one of the worst terrorist groups in history. For me, it’s a story about the human face of war, about the everyday life in war, something that I have experienced myself as a child growing up in Lebanon during the civil war. I was 8 years old when my family left for Sweden and I have vivid memories of excruciating hours in bunkers, bombings, and playing on the balcony while seeing smoke in the air.
In the history books of the future, it will say that Kobani defeated and won the war against ISIS, but with this film I want to show that there are no winners in war. The struggle continues. But the story of the 3,000 fighters defending Kobani, and the humanitarian crisis of the Kurds is something that needs to be told and I'm sure will be retold for generations to come.
BIOGRAPHY Manal Masri – director
Manal Masri has over 17 years of experience as producer and director in theatre, film and radio drama. Manal is Head of the Swedish radio drama department in Malmö, has worked at director of Teater Foratt, Malmö. Her critically acclaimed feature documentary film "Letters to a Serial Killer" was nominated for a Guldbagge, the Swedish national cinema award, for best documentary.
"Touching Freedom" is her 2nd feature length documentary film.
© 2022, Licensed by Magnetfilm
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This is an excerpt from "Touching Freedom". Watch the documentary in full length here: youtu.be/STcr9JUuo98
In 2014 the two Kurdish students Jenkidar and Hussein start a journey with an unexpected amount of life changing twists and turns. It takes them from a careless student life in Beirut to their beloved hometown of Kobani. Here they pick up video cameras for the first time in their lives and document the Kurdish resistance against ISIS.
One by one they introduce us to their family and friends, who one by one become victims in the almost impossible defense of the city. As the battle intensifies it is not possible for Jenkidar and Hussein to stay in Kobani. They must flee in order to survive and end up as refugees in Barcelona and Paris.
As they come to terms with their new situation and the experiences from their journey, they realize that they are transformed for life. Despite being painful, they must tell the world about their family and friends, so they did not die in vain.
-------
Chapters
▷ 00:00 - Intro
▷ 00:04 - ISIS
▷ 01:01 - YPJ
▷ 05:41 - Women's Protection Unit
#documentary #kurds #kurdish #resistance #isis #syria #iraq #ypj
-------
Subscribe to wocomoHUMANITY: goo.gl/5Sp36B
Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo
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DIRECTOR`S NOTE
I was very curious to hear about the Kurdish struggle, their independence and how the people got together to fight one of the worst terrorist groups in history. For me, it’s a story about the human face of war, about the everyday life in war, something that I have experienced myself as a child growing up in Lebanon during the civil war. I was 8 years old when my family left for Sweden and I have vivid memories of excruciating hours in bunkers, bombings, and playing on the balcony while seeing smoke in the air.
In the history books of the future, it will say that Kobani defeated and won the war against ISIS, but with this film I want to show that there are no winners in war. The struggle continues. But the story of the 3,000 fighters defending Kobani, and the humanitarian crisis of the Kurds is something that needs to be told and I'm sure will be retold for generations to come.
BIOGRAPHY Manal Masri – director
Manal Masri has over 17 years of experience as producer and director in theatre, film and radio drama. Manal is Head of the Swedish radio drama department in Malmö, has worked at director of Teater Foratt, Malmö. Her critically acclaimed feature documentary film "Letters to a Serial Killer" was nominated for a Guldbagge, the Swedish national cinema award, for best documentary.
"Touching Freedom" is her 2nd feature length documentary film.
© 2022, Licensed by Magnetfilm
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Documentaries about people and cultures from around the globe: wocomoHUMANITY offers high-quality content which is produced by leading production companies.
Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries:
▷ wocomoDOCS: youtube.com/wocomoDOCS
▷ wocomoWILDLIFE: youtube.com/wocomoWILDLIFE
▷ wocomoHISTORY: youtube.com/wocomoHISTORY
▷ wocomoTRAVEL: youtube.com/wocomoTRAVEL
▷ wocomoCOOK: youtube.com/wocomoCOOK
Wocomo HUMANITY is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.
