MEMORIES ON STONE - trailer

An extraordinary comedy (albeit very dark) from Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.

After the fall of Saddam, two friends decide to produce a film about the Al Anfal massacre of Kurds in Iraq. But making a film in post-war Kurdistan is not easy, and problems escalate. Some problems will resonate with filmmakers anywhere – inadequate finance, temperamental stars, and weather events. But many of the challenges are specific – smuggling an actress across a border on a donkey and in the line of fire of border guards, for example.

With great visual and comedic flair, director Shawkat Amin Korki delivers a story laced with autobiographical touches. Through the trials and tribulations of his protagonists, a poignant portrait emerges of contemporary Kurdish society haunted by its past.