
Zhino Hadi
Directing
Biography
Zhino Hadi was born in Sulaimani in 1983. In 2005, she received her degree in journalism, and in 2020, she graduated from the cinema department of Sulaimanii University.
Known For

In the 2000s, several families in Sulaimani were recording videos and archiving their family memories in various ways. Peri, in her early teens, has just gotten married. Her mother passed away when she was very young, so she spent her entire life living with her aunt and cousin. Her aunt and cousin arranged her marriage to someone outside their family, which later caused significant problems in her and her husband's life. These issues eventually forced Peri to revisit the old family archives to find a way to resolve their troubles.
Kifn

Harun, a Kurdish freedom fighter, is haunted by the memories of war that have left him with post-traumatic stress, and burdened by a profound guilt. In an effort to seek solace, his friend takes him to see a group of Yarsan musicians (an ancient Kurdish religious group), who believe that their sacred Tanbur music can soothe the soul and cure illness. When the music cannot alleviate the burden of war from Harun’s heart, he is guided to Maryam, a traditional Kurdish tattooist who lives in a remote village located in the Triangle of Borders region, where Iran, Iraq, and Turkey cross. When Harun eventually opens up about his past, his memories intertwine with those of the village, and more is subsequently unveiled.
Harsh Land and Distant Sky

Two women in two separate situations face sexual harassment and happen to face each other as a result, which complicates their problems.
Triangle

A biographical documentary about the different stages of the life of the historical leader of the Kurdistan people's liberation struggle (Mam Jalal).
Mam Jalal: The Leader of Eras

A man wants to go to Europe with his family, but his wife doesn't like the idea because of her old father. and is constantly struggling to convince her husband to back off from the trip.
Empty Home

People are gathered in a tea shop that no longer is able to serve tea as the country is blocked from importing tea. The coalition forces are bombarding all places. Lack of tea has given people headaches. At last, the representative of the coalition forces brings them an offer if they accept their requirements. This short film symbolically narrates the story of annexing Southern Kurdistan to Iraq in 1921.
Laughter & Forgetting

Dunia is a 17-year-old girl. After her uncle raped her, she becomes pregnant and seeks help in one of the shelters in the Kurdistan region of Iraq/Sulaimani and secretly plans to have an abortion.
Once Upon a Time in Kurdistan

A mother and her child’s souls are tied together with a thin rope, therefore they cannot, whatever, forget each other.