The Human Rights Film Festival in Colombia ended on 19 August. Screenings were held in 10 different cities and films from 30 countries participated.

Komina Film a Rojava (Rojava Film Commune) participated with one of its latest movies, Gava Şitil Mezin Dibin (When the Seedlings Grow) by Rêger Azad Kaya, which won the Best International Feature Film Award. This is the third significant award won by the film, after those received in Uruguay and Japan.

Gava Şitil Mezin Dİbin had its European premiere a few days ago at the Periferias Film Festival in Portugal, and will soon be shown at the Vasteras and Nordic Film Festivals in Sweden.

The main program of the Human Rights Film Festival in Colombia was presented as part of the defense of human rights and the building of ideas for peace.

The film

The film tells the story of a yoghurt seller from Kobanê and his two children who run into Hemûd, a boy who is looking for his home.

The day they spend together ends up full of both adventure and misfortune, and showcases the changing dynamics in the region after the revolution, when Kurdish-led forces pushed the fundamentalist Islamic State (ISIS) out.