Shahram Alidi : 2015
Bîranîna hespa reş
Aseke is a member of a group of young people who are trying to teach Kurdish in Turkish Kurdistan, a land where the teaching of the language is forbidden by Turkish authorities. Part of their work is to print clandestine schoolbooks in underground schools and distribute them. While taking part in this dangerous activity, Aseke meets her untimely death. In an attempt to fulfil her last wish – to meet Mandana, a black horse she grew up with – her friends set out to return Aseke's body to her mother. Before she is buried, though, one hears the end of the story about the great Kurdish hero, Dervishi Abdi. Aseke's friend, Zerya, finds and brings Mandana from the Anatolian mountains to where Aseke has been laid to rest. And here something surprising happens: Mandana recalls her time with Aseke; memories are seen through the mare's eyes and, poignantly, end in her tears. Shahram Alidi's second feature premiered in the New Currents section at Busan International Film Festival 2015.
Black Horse Memories – trailer (YouTube)
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