Belki Sibe: A Journey Through the Syrian War and the Rojava Revolution: Screening + Discussion

Tuesday, May 12th from 6-9 pm at AS220’s Black Box Theater

A screening of Belki Sibe: A Journey Through the Syrian War and the Rojava Revolution. The film will be presented by and discussed alongside Guy, a veteran of the YPG (People’s Protection Units) and volunteer with TEV-DEM (Movement for a Democratic Society) and Karuma, a scholar and activist who lived and worked in Kurdistan.

“Belki Sibe is a volunteer soldier’s film — an 18 month journey through war and revolution, in Rojava Kurdistan, NE Syria. It follows the advance and victory of the Syrian Democratic Forces against ISIS, and includes the story of the International Freedom Battalion, where the director was primarily deployed. The film depicts the military life and battles on the front-lines, as well as the civil life and the social transformation attempted by the Autonomous Administration. In both fields, the role of women’s liberation and empowerment is prominent.”