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Film screening, lecture & Q&A session

Identity and Cultural Dialogue reframed through the lens of film

Independent storytelling is an act of courage. It challenges norms, reclaims voices, and builds bridges between cultures. We invite you to join us for the upcoming Ibn Rushd Young event with the filmmakers Klud Dabash and Mehmet Küçük. With the boundary-pushing narratives of their films, they explore the complexities of identity, power, migration and creative resistance.

Selected scenes from their films will be shown:

By Klud:

• Tabu – A young actress is invited to a “rehearsal” that turns into a confrontation with abuse. A reflection on consent, agency, and saying no.
• Her Whisper – A refugee and her smuggler are caught in a delicate balance between love and survival. What does it truly mean to be free?

By Klud & Mehmet:
• Café Yasmin – A Syrian influencer and a Ukrainian singer clash over their experiences in Germany. Through confrontation, a deeper understanding begins to emerge.

By Mehmet:
• Baba Tapes – A man reflects on a dream left behind and the weight of generational silence. A look at a father-son relationships and unrealized aspirations.
• Spielkinder 2 – Heinz refuses to share his ball—yet it’s his only way to connect. A metaphor for privilege, inclusion, and the unspoken dynamics of majority and minority.

These particular films have been finished, but storytelling is always a work in progress, often with many attempts at telling the same story. Some stories, however, remain unheard, despite the multiple attempts at telling them. Where does the power of storytelling lie today, and how is it connected to creative independence? These are just examples of questions that the two independent filmmakers are ready to discuss with their audience.

Klud Dabash is an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker whose storytelling is shaped by a rich global journey across cultures—from Syria to Los Angeles, Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, and Berlin. Her screenplay Her Whisper won Best Feature Script at the LIFF Film Festival. She studied screenwriting in Los Angeles and India, and completed professional filmmaking training at MetFilm School in Berlin.
Her work explores the complexities of human experience through both literary and visual mediums.

Mehmet Küçük is a Berlin-based filmmaker whose work spans directing, editing, and live broadcasting. He has collaborated on projects like Telegram (dir. Sebastian Arnold), Neulich – #machdoch, and Annes Geschichte.As cinematographer/editor, he contributed to Adam Goodwin and Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer goes Türkçe!. His artistic roots lie in theater and radio, including Ruhe 1, Schizo!, and Was ich war flog auf (2024–2025). Currently a Feed Producer at Thomson Reuters Germany, Mehmet brings over a decade of technical and editorial expertise. Küçük blends academic training in History and Communications with a passion for visual storytelling and education.

Moderation: Dr. Amany Alsiefy (Ibn Rushd Fund)

Q & A in English, questions and comments are also possible in Arabic and German, we will translate as best es we can