Two Awards from New York for Salar Reza's ISIS Documentary
The production directed by Salar Reza won Best Documentary and Best Story awards at the Oniros Film Festival in the USA.
Director Salar Reza's documentary "ISIS Left Me Alone" was deemed worthy of the Best Documentary and Best Story awards at the Oniros Film Festival held in New York, USA.
Great Success at the Festival
The documentary "ISIS Left Me Alone", directed by Salar Reza, achieved significant success at the Oniros Film Festival held in New York, USA.
The production won awards in both the Best Documentary and Best Story categories within the scope of the festival.
IMDb-Approved Oniros Film Festival
Recognized by IMDb and considered one of the top 100 international film festivals in the world, the Oniros Film Festival brings original productions together with audiences.
The award-winning documentary will be presented to cinema lovers at a special ceremony to be held in New York on September 14, 2026.
The Story of a Tragic Escape
The documentary focuses on the great drama experienced by a 14-year-old girl from Sulaimaniyah who dreams of becoming a doctor, and her family.
The family's journey, attempting to travel to Turkey for her mother's medical treatment, turns into a dangerous struggle for survival when they mistakenly enter areas controlled by ISIS.
Aiming to Participate in World Festivals
Evaluating the success of the documentary, which is a production of the Rûdaw Media Group, director Salar Reza stated that the names of the Peshmerga and Shervan have reached the red carpets of world festivals.
Reza expressed that their aim is to make the pains and achievements experienced by the people, such as the Anfal and Halabja, heard by the whole world through cinema.