The Rojava Experiment - A Society On The Move

It represents an authentic counter-design to the forces in the Middle Eastern region. At its core are grassroots democratic self-governance, reorganization of the economy and supply in cooperatives, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious concepts, women's and justice centers. However, the democracy experiment not only had to stand up to IS, but still faces powerful enemies - Will Rojava have a future?

Keywords

  • #AccelerateAction | Internationaler Frauentag 2025
  • Arab Spring
  • Label: docfilm42
  • Made in Germany
  • activism
  • civil society
  • middle east
  • politics

Director

  • Robert Krieg

Documentary, Independent


58min


16+

DE

Germany
2019
In northern Syria, an anti-hierarchical, multi-ethnic model of democracy was launched in the Rojava region under the leadership of the Kurds.

In northern Syria, an anti-hierarchical, multi-ethnic model of democracy was launched in the Rojava region under the leadership of the Kurds.


It represents an authentic counter-design to the forces in the Middle Eastern region. At its core are grassroots democratic self-governance, reorganization of the economy and supply in cooperatives, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious concepts, women's and justice centers.


However, the democracy experiment not only had to stand up to IS, but still faces powerful enemies - Will Rojava have a future?

Cast & Crew