This edition: Mediha
Episode Details
Original tape date: July 17, 2026. First aired: July 17, 2026.Having survived kidnapping and enslavement by ISIS, Mediha and her younger brothers, Ghazwan and Adnan, must now attempt to rebuild their lives with the whereabouts of their father, mother and baby brother unknown. Faced by local and international complexities, which continue to affect rescue and accountability efforts eight years after the genocide, the siblings must turn to a network of Yazidi rescuers in the search for their missing family members. (Documentary, 90 min, Dir. Hasan Oswald)
The story takes place over three years, across Iraq, Turkey and Syria, highlighting the ongoing and long-lasting impact of ISIS atrocities. Mediha takes us on her quest for justice, confronting her trauma and pain through personal video-diaries, and reclaiming her voice by initiating investigations into her perpetrator.
Guest List
Hasan Oswald Director, Mediha
- Kurdish Film Festival
- Sunday, August 9 - 2:00pm
- Mediha
- Sunday, August 9 - 2:30pm
- TWN Showcase Studio
- Friday, August 14 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:00pm
- 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
- Friday, August 14 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:30pm
- 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
- Friday, August 14 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:50pm
- 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
- Friday, August 14 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:05pm
- 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
- Friday, August 14 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:20pm
- 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?
- Friday, August 14 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:35pm
- 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
- Friday, August 14 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:45pm
- 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
- Friday, August 14 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:55pm
- 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
- 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
- The Hole in the Wall / Biraxane
- Friday, July 10 - 2:55pm
- Saturday, July 11 - 2:55pm
- Sunday, July 12 - 2:55pm
- Friday, July 31 - 2:55pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:55pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:55pm
- Against Forgetting
- Friday, July 10 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, July 11 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, July 12 - 2:30pm
- Friday, July 31 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:30pm
- Kurdish Film Festival
- Friday, July 10 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 11 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, July 12 - 2:00pm
- 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
