Hogir Hirori
A Kurdish documentary maker living in Sweden whose films come from inside the war against ISIS and the Yazidi tragedy, often shot with his own camera.
- 4
- films in the guide
- 2016–2026
- years
- 3
- festival awards
Born in Iraqi Kurdistan, he lives in Sweden. His trilogy The Girl Who Saved My Life, The Deminer and Sabaya follows the war against ISIS and what the Yazidis lived through: his search for a girl he helped on the way to Mount Sinjar, a colonel’s own footage of years of mine clearance, and the people rescuing women from al-Hol. Sabaya, which he shot and edited himself, won the directing award at Sundance. In A Song for Love he turned to the inner life of a young dervish.
- Sundance Film Festival · 2021Sabaya — Dünya Sineması Belgesel – Yönetmen Ödülü
- One World Film Festival · 2018The Deminer — En İyi Belgesel
- Göteborg Film Festival · 2016The Girl Who Saved My Life — Angelos Ödülü
Sources and information · 17.10.2026
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