Xook K’iin – Ko’olelo’ob, t’aano’ob yéetel lu’umo’ob
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Lay Your Tired Hands on a Full Stomach
Filmscreening and talk with the director
30. November 2025
18.00-20.00
18.00-20.00
Save the Date
For free
for adults
in English
This will be a screening of “Lay Your Tired Hands on a Full Stomach”, an ethnographic film that follows the oral histories of farmers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. They tell stories of a past without pesticides, full of fresh produce and traditional farming techniques, and of a present with pesticides, diseases, and challenges, as well as hope of revival.
Following the screening we will have a talk with Shenah Abdullah, one of the directors of the movie. She is part of an oral history of food sovereignty and community resilience in Iraqi Kurdistan collecting primary knowledge about the region’s traditional natural farming practices, farmers’ testimonies, seed-saving practices, and the sustainable agrarian heritage of local communities.
About her experiences with farming communities in the region she writes: “People in Kurdistan and Iraq, much like their Palestinian, Lebanese, and Syrian neighbours, have lived through multiple wars, ethnic cleansing campaigns, sanctions, and countless atrocities, yet have remained resilient despite all the losses. Resilience has been our collective lifeline — passed down from our ancestors for millennia. People’s resilience stems from their love for life and their communities — fixed in traditions and practices that have deep roots in our lands.”
(Shenah Abdullah: Kurdistan’s Seeds Are Sprouting, RLS 07.03.2025)
