Welcome to Raqqa (2017)
Kurdistan's armed struggle against ISIS
This is an addendum to the 1 hour documentary "Born From Urgency" https://vimeo.com/232445614 Amidst the chaos of the Iraq and Syrian War, independent photographer and director Joey L. embeds himself with Kurdish guerrilla organizations on the frontlines against ISIS. Without the constraints typical of our mainstream media, Joey offers a deeply personal, humanizing, and controversial view of the war.
- Date of release
- 2017-09-05
- Runtime
- 12m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Joey L.
Casting
- Joey L. — himself
- Can Êzîdxelo — himself
- Ipek Êzîdxelo — himself
- Rojda Felat — herself
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