Tenacious mountain fighters, victims of mass genocide, a people enduring a life of uncertaintyóthese are images of the people of Iraqi Kurdistan now familiar in the west as a result of worldwide press coverage over the past few years. Thanks to foreign journalists, the western public has a significantly increased awareness of the Kurds living in liberated areas of northern Iraq, still vulnerable to Saddam Hussein's revenge. Few people outside the Kurdish homeland, however, are aware of the work of Iraqi Kurdish artists, writers and filmmakers. Their commentary provides an insightful, first-hand perspective on life in northern Iraq after the Gulf War of 1991.