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Rojek

Zaynê Akyol

  • 2022
  • Documentary
  • 127 min
  • 2K
  • 1.37 : 1
  • Color

ROJEK converses with some of the most important members of the Islamic State (IS), who are currently being detained in Syrian Kurdistan. As a backdrop, a country trying to stay vigilant as it struggles to recover from years of war.

Credits

Director
Zaynê Akyol
Producers
Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre, Sylvain Corbeil, Zaynê Akyol
Cinematographers
Nicolas Canniccioni, Arshia Shakiba
Editing
Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Sound
Arshia Shakiba, Sylvain Brassard
Original score
Roger Tellier-Craig

Distribution - Canada

Maison 4:3

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Press - Canada

Pixellex Communications
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Distribution - US

Icarus Films
+1 718 448-8900

International sales

Andana Films
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Festivals and awards

Official selection, Visions du Réel (2022)

DGC Special Jury Prize (Canadian Documentary), Hot Docs, Toronto, Canada (2022)

Jury Special Mention (Regional Panorama), Golden Apricot, Yerevan, Armenia (2022)

New Voices Award, Gimli International Film Festival, Manitoba, Canada (2022)

Best Cinematography, MIRAGE – Art of the Real Festival, Awarded by Sir Roger Deakins and James Ellis Deakins, Oslo, Norway (2022)

Prix Nouvelles Vagues Acuitis, Festival International du Film de la Roche-sur-Yon, La Roche-sur-Yon, France (2022)

Second Prize (Time of History Category)Seminci Valladolid International Film Festival, Valladolid, Spain (2022)

Best Film Testimony (Special Mention), Ji.Hlava IDFF, Jihlava, Czech Republic (2022)

Artistic Expression Award (Official Competition), MedFilm Festival, Rome, Italy (2022)

Mention of Honor (International Features Competition), International Documentary Film Festival of Buenos Aires (FIDBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina (2022)

Film Critics’ Union Award, Festival international du film politique de Carcassonne, Carcassonne, France (2023)

Main Award (Be Honest! Category), Budapest International Documentary Festival, Budapest, Hungary (2023)

Jury Award for Best Topics Documentary, Docville International Documentary Film Festival, Leuven, Belgium (2023)

 

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