A short film by Kurdish filmmaker Aram Dildar, The Address – Navnîşan follows Edîb, a young teacher assigned to work in a remote village, only to discover upon arrival that the village officially does not exist.

Through this deceptively simple premise, the film develops into a layered reflection on bureaucracy, identity, and political invisibility. The absence of the village from official records gradually becomes a symbol of denial and erasure experienced by marginalized communities.

The film relies on restrained visual storytelling and a realistic cinematic atmosphere, using silence, landscapes, and spatial emptiness to emphasize alienation and uncertainty. Geography itself becomes part of the dramatic conflict.

More than a physical location, the “address” transforms into a philosophical and political question about existence, belonging, and recognition. Through Edîb’s journey, the film quietly confronts the gap between official truth and lived reality.

At the 4th edition of the Kobani International Film Festival, Yılmaz Güney Second Edition, the film received the Festival Management Award for its artistic sensitivity and its ability to address contemporary political realities through a calm and human cinematic approach.

Film Information

• Original Title: The Address – Navnîşan
• Director: Aram Dildar
• Production Year: 2022
• Country: Kurdistan – Turkey
• Duration: 15 min 34 sec
• Format: Short Film
• Genre: Drama / Political / Human

About the Director: Aram Dildar

Aram Dildar was born in Batman in 1990. He began his artistic journey in theater before moving to Istanbul to study Cinema and Television at Marmara University.

He appeared as an actor in several productions, most notably Press, before focusing more extensively on directing and television work. He has directed several short films including Binevş, Da, and Getting Ready For Being Late.

His films often focus on Kurdish identity and sociopolitical realities through a realistic visual style and contemplative cinematic rhythm influenced by contemporary human-centered cinema.

The Address – Navnîşan received the Festival Management Award at the 4th edition of the Kobani International Film Festival 2023, Yılmaz Güney Second Edition, in recognition of its subtle cinematic language and its profound exploration of identity, existence, and recognition.