Rojek: Now Streaming on Docuseek
Essential documentary films for higher education
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127 min. | Closed Captioned
A film by Zaynê Akyol
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"Highly Recommended. An important, and at times disorienting glimpse of former ISIS fighters imprisoned in Syria…invites viewers to consider uncomfortable questions of war, religion, life, and death in the context of the wider purposes of humanity on the fragile planet that we all share."
Educational Media Reviews Online
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The Islamic State group consumed the attention of the West for years. They were despised, feared, and by some, embraced. But who were they? Filmed in prisons and detention camps, Rojek turns the camera on men and women who committed their lives to the Islamic State, tracing its rise and fall through the personal experiences of those who lived through it.
In telling their personal stories, a narrative of the Islamic State emerges. We hear about the radical teachings that drew men and women to fight in Syria, the ins and outs of IS administration (the oil trade, meting out punishments, housing), and beliefs in everything from the incompatibility of Islam and democracy to detailed descriptions of heaven. Some of the interviewees remain fully committed to the idea of a caliphate, while others clearly hope to save their skin.
In avoiding easy answers, Rojek creates a multi-faceted view of the Islamic State — its brutality, its theological underpinnings, and the sense of both belonging and betrayal it fostered. Interspersed with the interviews is footage of contemporary Syrian Kurdistan. It is a harsh environment in which an even harsher ideological quasi-state took hold.
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Selected as Canada’s submission for the Academy Awards® Best International Feature Film, and winner of numerous awards at film festivals worldwide, Rojek, from Icarus Films, is now streaming exclusively on Docuseek for education.
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Docuseek streams essential independent, social-issue and environmental documentaries to colleges and universities, providing exclusive access to content from Bullfrog Films, Icarus Films (including The Fanlight Collection and dGenerate Films), Women Make Movies, Kartemquin Films, National Film Board of Canada, First Run Features, KimStim, First Hand Films, MediaStorm, Scorpion TV, Terra Nova Films, Viewpoint Productions, Film Movement, Deckert Distribution, The Films of Anand Patwardhan, Cinétévé, Tecolote Films, Strange Attractions, Clarity Films, AndanaFilms, 371 Productions, Dutch CORE, Autlook, Collective Eye Films, Distrib Films, Lightdox and GOOD DOCS. Licenses are available for single titles or collections for periods ranging from one year to Life of File. Interested in a trial for your campus? Contact Elena Wayne, Sales and Marketing Manager, 847-537-0606 or at ewayne@docuseek2.com.
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