"Monologue" tells the story of Mom Heyam Encü, a Kurdish mother who lost two sons. Sivan died during a Turkish attack on Robozik in 2011, and Sinan in a car accident a few years later. Through a heartbreaking monologue, the film captures the mother's pain and loss, as well as the daily life of the Kurdish community living under the constant fear of attacks. The mother's monologue denounces t...

COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Friday, 02 December 2022 22:05 - Kalamata Short Doc - Nov22
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Monday, 02 December 2024 21:00 - Kalamata ShortDocs 2024

Duration: 18 Minutes

As a Greek tombstone of unknown origin is discovered underneath the floorboards in an old village house in Turkey, an almost forgotten story from the country’s creation unravels; the forced population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. The engraved Cyrillic letters tell of a woman, Chrysoula Rodaki, who died in 1887. And so the search for her descendants begins: It leads director Ke...

COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 30 November 2024 18:00 - Kalamata Program
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Friday, 29 November 2024 20:00 - Sparta program

Duration: 57 Minutes