DIRECTIVE — 5s cinematic montage, 16:9, 24fps filmic motion cadence.
SUBJECT & STORY — [FORMAT] 16:9 aspect, 24fps, ARRI Alexa 35 capture, 17 stops of latitude, creamy highlight rolloff, natural skin rendition, Cooke S4/i glass, warm 'Cooke look', gentle skin falloff, soft creamy bokeh, 40mm near-normal, natural human perspective, mild depth separation, T2.8 aperture, photoreal live-action cinematography, real human skin texture, natural imperfections
[SCENE] EXT. YOUTH HUB, ERBIL — PRE-DAWN — AERIAL. LOCATION LOCK — YOUTH HUB — EXTERIOR, BEFORE DAWN: A modern Youth Hub building in Erbil seen from the air before sunrise, every window dark, the whole frame in cold blue light, empty car park, no people. Photorealistic observational documentary cinematography, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 2020s. Real Kurdish faces from Duhok, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Halabja — never generic international casting, never Gulf, Levantine or Turkish features. No makeup on anyone, no stylist hair, no whitened teeth, natural skin texture with pores and flyaway hair. Muted grade: warm skin, cool blue shadows, dust. Anamorphic 2x, shallow depth, handheld only where noted. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark. This exact set, unchanged, in every shot of the scene. No people. The building is completely dark in blue light. A locked-off aerial. Then one light comes on on the third floor.
[SUBJECTS] ALAND — ALAND — 26-year-old Kurdish man recently returned from Germany. 1.80 m, the tallest and leanest of the six. Narrow face, prominent cheekbones, short neat beard. Dark-brown hair longer than the others, pushed back with his hand, not gel. Clear-framed glasses. His silhouette must read as coming from somewhere else before you are told. CONSISTENCY MARK: a thin leather cord on the left wrist and a camera on a fabric strap across his chest. Photorealistic observational documentary cinematography, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 2020s. Real Kurdish faces from Duhok, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Halabja — never generic international casting, never Gulf, Levantine or Turkish features. No makeup on anyone, no stylist hair, no whitened teeth, natural skin texture with pores and flyaway hair. Muted grade: warm skin, cool blue shadows, dust. Anamorphic 2x, shallow depth, handheld only where noted. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark. — wearing An open black overshirt over a plain charcoal-grey t-shirt, dark straight trousers, black boots, a canvas bag holding a tablet. The fabrics are visibly better than everyone else's — a deliberate visual fact. Thin leather cord on the left wrist, camera on a fabric strap. (identity locked to reference, do not alter face, hair, age or build) | DÎLAN — DILAN — 21-year-old Kurdish woman from Erbil. 1.65 m, medium build. Round face, full cheeks, a smile that arrives late. Olive skin. Thin black-framed prescription glasses that slide down her nose so she pushes them back with one finger. Brown hair in a high bun with two loose strands at the front. ZERO makeup. CONSISTENCY MARK: a thin silver ring on the ring finger of her right hand that she turns while thinking. Frowns when she understands, not when she doesn't. Photorealistic observational documentary cinematography, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 2020s. Real Kurdish faces from Duhok, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Halabja — never generic international casting, never Gulf, Levantine or Turkish features. No makeup on anyone, no stylist hair, no whitened teeth, natural skin texture with pores and flyaway hair. Muted grade: warm skin, cool blue shadows, dust. Anamorphic 2x, shallow depth, handheld only where noted. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark. — wearing A mustard-olive knitted jumper under a long grey cardigan, plain jeans, white sneakers dirty from use, a cloth tote bag on the back of her chair. Thin black glasses, high bun, thin silver ring on the right hand. (identity locked to reference, do not alter face, hair, age or build) | HEVI — HEVI — 19-year-old Kurdish woman from Duhok. 1.62 m, slight build, narrow shoulders. Oval face with childhood still in the cheeks, light olive skin. Thick natural untouched eyebrows. Wide dark-brown eyes, long lashes. Dark-brown wavy hair falling just past the shoulders. ZERO makeup in every shot. CONSISTENCY MARK: one small mole about one centimetre below her LEFT eye. Moves too quietly, so nobody wakes. Touches the lanyard at her neck without noticing. Photorealistic observational documentary cinematography, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 2020s. Real Kurdish faces from Duhok, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Halabja — never generic international casting, never Gulf, Levantine or Turkish features. No makeup on anyone, no stylist hair, no whitened teeth, natural skin texture with pores and flyaway hair. Muted grade: warm skin, cool blue shadows, dust. Anamorphic 2x, shallow depth, handheld only where noted. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark. — wearing Dark jeans, a plain simple white shirt, hair now tied back properly, a Volunteer.KRD lanyard around her neck. No makeup, no jewellery. (identity locked to reference, do not alter face, hair, age or build) | RÊBAZ — REBAZ — 17-year-old Kurdish boy from Halabja. 1.70 m but still a boy's body: thin neck, hands too big for him. Clean face, first faint unshaved moustache. Black hair shaved at the sides, a little longer on top, combed down with water. His eyes sweep the room before he speaks. CONSISTENCY MARK: a small tear in the left sleeve of his jacket and a frayed backpack strap. Voice still breaking. Photorealistic observational documentary cinematography, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 2020s. Real Kurdish faces from Duhok, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Halabja — never generic international casting, never Gulf, Levantine or Turkish features. No makeup on anyone, no stylist hair, no whitened teeth, natural skin texture with pores and flyaway hair. Muted grade: warm skin, cool blue shadows, dust. Anamorphic 2x, shallow depth, handheld only where noted. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark. — wearing A plain white shirt with sleeves too long for his arms, a cheap black zip jacket he keeps opening and closing, black cloth trousers, fake-brand sneakers collapsed at the side. Carries a squared-paper school notebook whose cover has a footballer's name written in ballpoint and a cover edge chewed from being shoved in a backpack. (identity locked to reference, do not alter face, hair, age or build) | SHENE — SHENE — 22-year-old Kurdish woman working the land outside Erbil. 1.66 m, strong build, slightly broad shoulders. The most working hands of the six: rough palms, short nails with soil under them. Sun-darkened skin with a lighter ring around the eyes from sunglasses. Light freckles on cheeks and nose. Black hair in one single braid down the back, a cotton scarf tied over the HEAD, never around the neck. ZERO makeup. CONSISTENCY MARK: a clear tan line at the wrist where the sleeve ends. Photorealistic observational documentary cinematography, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 2020s. Real Kurdish faces from Duhok, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Halabja — never generic international casting, never Gulf, Levantine or Turkish features. No makeup on anyone, no stylist hair, no whitened teeth, natural skin texture with pores and flyaway hair. Muted grade: warm skin, cool blue shadows, dust. Anamorphic 2x, shallow depth, handheld only where noted. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark. — wearing A khaki work shirt with sleeves rolled above the elbow over a grey t-shirt, dark work trousers with soil on the knees, dusty leather boots, work gloves stuffed in the back pocket and NOT worn, cotton scarf tied over the head. (identity locked to reference, do not alter face, hair, age or build) | THE WEAVER — THE WEAVER — Kurdish man of about 70 in Erbil. 1.68 m, back curved from decades at the loom. His HANDS are the largest thing about him: swollen knuckl