Hozan Cane

Hozan Canê, born in 1971 in Karayazı, Turkey, is a German filmmaker and singer. At twelve, she was forced into marriage and had her first child at thirteen. In the early 1990s, she moved to Istanbul and began performing Kurdish-language songs, which drew attention from Turkish authorities, and sought asylum in Germany. Canê is also known for directing the documentary 74th Genocide Sengal, which premiered in Cologne and was shown at festivals in Cannes and Monaco in 2016.