This edition: Ezda
Episode Details
Original tape date: July 3, 2026. First aired: July 3, 2026.A Yazidi survivor of ISIS’s genocide recounts her experiences during nearly three years of captivity and her ongoing journey of healing as she builds a new life for herself and her children in Canada. (13 min, Documentary, Dir. Halime Akturk)
Director Halime Akturk, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, and independent producer, joins us in the CUNY TV studio to discuss her approach to storytelling and her commitment to creating impactful narratives that elevate diverse voices, immigration experiences, and underrepresented communities. Her work has received support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council.
Her film Ezda is featured as part of Frame by Frame: Kurdish Film Festival, a partnership between CUNY TV and the Kurdish Film Festival.
Guest List
Halime Akturk Director, Ezda
- TWN Showcase Studio
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 21 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:00pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:00pm
- En Común
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:30pm
- Friday, August 21 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:30pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:30pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:30pm
- Right to Exit
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:50pm
- Friday, August 21 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:50pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:50pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:50pm
- Reciprocity: Summer
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:05pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:05pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:05pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:05pm
- Broken Whole
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:20pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:20pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:20pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:20pm
- Who Told You...You Were Free?
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:35pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:35pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:35pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:35pm
- Harlem. Love
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:45pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:45pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:45pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:45pm
- Spells for Safety
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:55pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:55pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:55pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:55pm
- Spells for Safety
- Friday, August 14 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:55pm
- Harlem. Love
- Friday, August 14 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:45pm
- Who Told You...You Were Free?
- Friday, August 14 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:35pm
- Broken Whole
- Friday, August 14 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:20pm
- Reciprocity: Summer
- Friday, August 14 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:05pm
- Right to Exit
- Friday, August 14 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:50pm
- En Común
- Friday, August 14 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:30pm
- TWN Showcase Studio
- Friday, August 14 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:00pm
- The Hole in the Wall / Biraxane
- Friday, July 31 - 2:55pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:55pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:55pm
- Against Forgetting
- Friday, July 31 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:30pm
- Women's Village / Jinwar
- Friday, July 24 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 3:05pm
- The Address
- Friday, July 24 - 2:45pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:45pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:45pm
- Ezda
- Friday, July 24 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:30pm
- Mediha
- Friday, July 17 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, July 18 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, July 19 - 2:30pm
- Friday, August 7 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 8 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 9 - 2:30pm
- Kurdish Film Festival
- Friday, July 17 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 18 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, July 19 - 2:00pm
- Friday, July 24 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:00pm
- Friday, July 31 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 7 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 8 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 9 - 2:00pm
