Kurdish | I Am Sam

) who fights for the right to care for his daughter after her mother abandons them. Film Overview

The first time I said it aloud, the syllables felt both foreign and familiar. “I am Sam Kurdish.” Not Sam from New York. Not Sam the student. Not Sam the son of an immigrant. Just: i am sam kurdish

One of our proverbs says: “Zimanê min û çekê min” — “My tongue is my weapon.” It is not a violent phrase. It is a declaration that as long as we speak, we exist. And so I speak. Loudly. ) who fights for the right to care