Lutfyie Kavic’s story to be made into a documentary
By Aaron Cordy
THE world is filled with inspiring stories of people who have overcome horrible experiences. Lutfyie Kavic’s story as a domestic abuse survivor is well known locally. A new documentary will show how she not only survived a vicious attack from her then-husband but has since thrived by becoming an advocate and source of inspiration for other victims of family violence.
Set for release later this year, the documentary by Sydney-based production company Hazen will show the true nature of the remarkable young woman who has never let the tragedy of her past dim her light.
“Obviously, her story is incredible that she survived such a horrific attempted murder, but I think it’s her character. She’s such a strong but also bright person,” said Hazen Director and Producer Ena Nam, when speaking about why Lutfiye and her story appealed to them.
Lutfiye connected with Hazen on Instagram before a series of Zoom meetings, and the Hazen team knew that her remarkable story needed to be told.
“She has so much light inside her, and she really brings that out. When I first met her, I had some concerns about the film, but I just looked at her face, and they went away,” said Ena.
“She lights up the room. And we wanted to capture that, because obviously her story has been covered, but it doesn’t really bring out her personality. In the film, we wanted to show that it’s possible to come back from something like that, stand up for yourself, and rebuild a life.”
For Lutfyie, it would have been easy to disappear after her ex-husband was convicted of attempted murder, instead she has become a strong voice in the survivor community seeking change.
“She’s such a voice of hope for other victim survivors. When we were making this, we got to interview other survivors as well, and we got her to sit down and have a conversation with them. By the end of every conversation, they had tears in their eyes, but they were smiling, and they just connected so well. That’s her impact. So, we wanted to get that out to wider audiences,” said Ena.
Lutfyie’s Story, the Hazen documentary is set to be released later this year.
