As part of the International Women’s Day programme here at DMU we are delighted to invite you to the film showing of BANAZ A LOVE STORY.
Banaz Mahmod was murdered by her own family, in an honour killing. This film tells Banaz’s story, in her own words, for the first time – and tells the story of the extraordinary police team who refused to give up, and finally brought her killers to justice.
This is a documentary film chronicling an act of overwhelming horror – the honour killing of Banaz Mahmod, a young British woman in suburban London in 2006, killed and “disappeared” by her own family, with the agreement and help of a large section of the Kurdish community, because she tried to choose a life for herself.
Deeyah Khan is a two-time Emmy Award-winning and twice BAFTA-nominated documentary film director; she is the founder of Fuuse, a media and arts company that puts women, people from minorities, and third-culture kids at the heart of telling their own stories.
Deeyah is considered one of Norway’s most successful filmmakers having won 25 major awards and received an additional 12 nominations for her work as a filmmaker. She has made four documentaries to date, all have been shown on ITV in the UK as part of its Exposure series.
Content Warning - This film contains images and content relating to domestic violence and murder that may be a cause of distress and upset to some viewers.