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UNHCR Short Film Programme
In partnership with UNHCR and the Museum of Islamic Arts, Doha Film Institute is proud to present a series of short films that celebrate the unwavering spirit of refugees and recognise that behind every statistic lies a unique story—an individual who dreams of safety, peace, and a brighter future.
Hévi and Walat, a Kurdish-Syrian refugee couple in their thirties meet a human trafficker.
Hévi and Walat, a Kurdish-Syrian refugee couple in their thirties meet a human trafficker. They try to cross an undefined border amid an endless environment of winter with spotless, but hostile, whiteness. The man offers to bring the young woman with him if Walat would take another road alone. So, Hévi ends up by herself, fragile, in front of an unstable man whose intentions are little by little unveiled.

Credits

Director
Mohammad Shaikhow
Screenwriter
Mohammad Shaikhow
Producer
Mohammad Shaikhow
Cinematographer
Samuel Brien, Luca Russo
Editor
Adrien Pagotto
Cast
Wesen Ismail as HEVI
Aziz Capkurt as The man smuggler
Korkmaz Arslan as Walat

About the Director

Mohammad Shaikhow
Mohammad Shaikhow was born in Qamishli in 1988. He is a Kurdish-Syrian film director and cinematographer based in Paris. His films have screened in numerous festivals. He is currently a PhD Candidate in the School of Cinema at the École National Supérieurs d’Audiovisuelle (ESAV). He received his MA in Directing from ESAV, and is a graduate of the Film School of Salahaddin University in Erbil.
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