Sarkew Mesgari

Movies

Mother Tongue
Researcher
A century after the establishment of modern schools and four decades after the adoption of Article 15 of the Iranian constitution. The right to mother tongue education has not made any official progress and is in a state of ambiguity. Despite many obstacles and threats to life, civil society activists and language teachers continue helping children and students who have been deprived of learning, reading, and writing in Kurdish.
Mother Tongue
Producer
A century after the establishment of modern schools and four decades after the adoption of Article 15 of the Iranian constitution. The right to mother tongue education has not made any official progress and is in a state of ambiguity. Despite many obstacles and threats to life, civil society activists and language teachers continue helping children and students who have been deprived of learning, reading, and writing in Kurdish.
Mother Tongue
Director
A century after the establishment of modern schools and four decades after the adoption of Article 15 of the Iranian constitution. The right to mother tongue education has not made any official progress and is in a state of ambiguity. Despite many obstacles and threats to life, civil society activists and language teachers continue helping children and students who have been deprived of learning, reading, and writing in Kurdish.
Mother Tongue
Writer
A century after the establishment of modern schools and four decades after the adoption of Article 15 of the Iranian constitution. The right to mother tongue education has not made any official progress and is in a state of ambiguity. Despite many obstacles and threats to life, civil society activists and language teachers continue helping children and students who have been deprived of learning, reading, and writing in Kurdish.
I Am White Mercenary
Cinematography
A former Iraqi army commander under Saddam Hussein, responsible for the mass murder of Kurds, is looking for witnesses who want to testify that he actually saved lives.
Bread and Oil
Cinematography
Haibat and six of her grandchildren are making furnaces (tandoor ovens) under the burning sunlight of Kirkuk, but they don't have any bread to eat themselves! Haibat's son became depressed and died due to poverty and lack of employment. While her city is one of the biggest sources of oil worldwide, Haibat and her six grandchildren are trying to make ends meet in this city of oil. This vicious circle goes around.