Hiwa Aminnejad was born to a Kurdish middle class family in Baneh, Iranian Kurdistan, in 1973. He qualified in film direction from the Iranian Young Cinema Society in Tabriz. Being both Kurdish and Iranian he is fascinated by the everyday life of Iranian Kurds as they confront the contradictions of tradition, the effects of war and the peculiarities of their situation as an ethnic group spread over several countries. He is part of a group of Iranian directors contributing to the development of a cinema inspired by Kurdish traditions, landscapes and subjects.
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We acknowledge Australia’s First Nations People as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land, and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, upon whose Country the festival is based. We honour the storytelling and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.
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