Gulizar's son singing 'Ey Reqîb in Cindirese (Rojava) / A documentary about the Kurdish revolution in Syria directed by David Meseguer and Oriol Gracià The documentary The silent revolution of the Kurds in Syria focuses on the Kurds' daily life in the north of this country. Two years ago, as civil war broke out in Syria within the context of the 'Arab springs', the Kurds of Syria launched a historic process of cultural and political recognition to try and bring an end to 50 years of governmental oppression. However, the priorities of the media in covering the civil war have led to a certain marginalisation of this historic process. That is why we believe it is necessary to show this other Syria, the Syria that has strived for a peaceful outcome since the start of the unrest in March 2011. As journalists, we want to analyse this situation, drawing parallelisms with the Catalan history in the seventies —at the end of Franco's dictatorship— but also with Catalonia's more recent and ongoing push for independence from Spain. We filmed a documentary about 60 minutes long to show the Kurdish experience. It is not our aim to offer an academic and diplomatic analysis of the facts, but to present the daily life of those who are involved in this process. For this reason, we have followed four characters to show their lives in the first months of this newfound freedom. http://nezvanova.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/la-revolta-silenciosa/ https://www.facebook.com/RevoltaSilenciosa English translation: Oh, enemy! The Kurdish people live on, They have not been crushed by the weapons of any time Let no one say Kurds are dead, they are living They live and never shall we lower our flag We are descendants of the red banner of the revolution Look at our past, how bloody it is Let no one say Kurds are dead, they are living They live and never shall we lower our flag The Kurdish youth rise bravely, With their blood they colored the crown of life Let no one say Kurds are dead, they are living They live and never shall we lower our flag We are the descendants of the Medes and Cyaxares Kurdistan is our religion, our credo, Let no one say Kurds are dead, they are living They live and never shall we lower our flag The Kurdish youth are ready, it is prepared, To give their life as the supreme sacrifice Let no one say Kurds are dead, they are living They live and never shall we lower our flag

• published: 15 Sep 2013
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