Rojava, Utopia in the Heart of Syria’s Chaos

ROJAVA: A Utopia in the Heart of Syria’s Chaos - YouTube

While battling the Islamic state, Kurds and other ethnic groups in Northern Syria are trying to install a political project. They call it the “Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.”

This project is at opposite to the religious project of part of the Syrian opposition, but also to the Arab nationalist project of the Syrian government. And is also opposed to an independent Kurdistan.” We don’t want a Kurdistan for Kurds, but a democratic federation for everybody,” they say.

From Qamishli to Kobane, from Membij to Raqqa, this story describes the difficult implementation of a new political experience in Syria, despite the obstacles of the war and a suffocating embargo.

Duration: 45 min. Filmed in July 2017.