Producer
Hayat, a 12-year-old strong-willed girl, lives in a poor fishing village governed by dark tradition, in which every family must give away a daughter to the sea creatures who inhabit the waters near by. In turn, the sea creatures are hunted by the men of the village. Saved from this ordeal by her father, Hayat is outcasted by her village and considered a curse. But Hayat never surrenders. When Hayat’s mother gives birth to her new-born brother, Hayat must accept the brutal custom by sacrificing herself to these creatures or find a way to escape.
Writer
Bagdad, 2006. Sara se dirige a la estación de la ciudad dispuesta a cometer un atentado suicida. Sin embargo, sus oscuras intenciones se ven alteradas por Salam, un seductor vendedor que hará que Sara se replantee sus convicciones, apelando su humanidad
Director
Bagdad, 2006. Sara se dirige a la estación de la ciudad dispuesta a cometer un atentado suicida. Sin embargo, sus oscuras intenciones se ven alteradas por Salam, un seductor vendedor que hará que Sara se replantee sus convicciones, apelando su humanidad
Producer
On the day of her wedding, a young girl hides from her family. The preparations and celebration, however, continue without her. The film depicts the conflict and anguish of women who face unwanted arranged marriages.
Producer
A tormented young man constructs an ingenious devise to rescue his father from Abu Ghraib prison. What he finds there is far from his expectations, revealing the mistreatment and torture of prisoners. His hopes and dreams for a brighter future are dashed upon finding his father.
Producer
In the aftermath of a tragedy a grieving mother visits the site where her son was killed. There she encounters the young boy's restless spirit, unable to make sense of his surroundings. This brief encounter will finally put the boy's spirit to rest, allowing him to join the other victims in the afterlife.
Director
An Iraqi soldier escaping from Kuwait as the army retreats in 1991 is captured and cast into Saddam’s infamous prisons, accused of being a traitor. Outside, an Iraqi uprising instills hope for those held captive in the killing fields of Babylon.
Editor
Several children live and study in a small rented house and they have no one to help them accept for Husham, a student. When the landlord demands they leave, the children lose their only sanctuary.
Producer
Several children live and study in a small rented house and they have no one to help them accept for Husham, a student. When the landlord demands they leave, the children lose their only sanctuary.
Director
Several children live and study in a small rented house and they have no one to help them accept for Husham, a student. When the landlord demands they leave, the children lose their only sanctuary.
Writer
Tres años después de la caída del régimen de Saddam Hussein, Ahmed, un niño kurdo de doce años, recorre con su abuela las polvorientas y solitarias carreteras del norte de Irak con la esperanza de encontrar a su padre, un soldado arrestado por la Guardia Republicana de Saddam al final de la Guerra del Golfo. Recorren caminos devastados por las bombas y se cruzan con otras personas en la misma situación; todos viajan en busca de alguien, de una nueva vida y de un futuro. Así es como conocerán a algunos aliados inesperados, incluso a un ex combatiente de la Guardia Republicana que podría ayudarles. Aunque Ahmed es demasiado joven para comprender la importancia de su viaje, su vida cambiará para siempre.
Director
Tres años después de la caída del régimen de Saddam Hussein, Ahmed, un niño kurdo de doce años, recorre con su abuela las polvorientas y solitarias carreteras del norte de Irak con la esperanza de encontrar a su padre, un soldado arrestado por la Guardia Republicana de Saddam al final de la Guerra del Golfo. Recorren caminos devastados por las bombas y se cruzan con otras personas en la misma situación; todos viajan en busca de alguien, de una nueva vida y de un futuro. Así es como conocerán a algunos aliados inesperados, incluso a un ex combatiente de la Guardia Republicana que podría ayudarles. Aunque Ahmed es demasiado joven para comprender la importancia de su viaje, su vida cambiará para siempre.
Director
Director
In 2003, Baghdad-born Mohamed Al-Daradji returned home after a decade in exile to film Ahlaam, the second feature shot in Iraq post-Saddam Hussein. This documentary follows the idealistic young director as he realises his dream in bizarre and turbulent circumstances. With its improvised form and unpredictable course, the film reflects the incredible risks confronting filmmakers in ‘liberated’ Iraq and celebrates Iraqi people’s spirit to survive amid overwhelming social and political chaos.
Director
Scarred Baghdad 2003... confusion, uncertainty and death engulf the bombed ruins of a Psychiatric Asylum. Voyeuristically we move between the past and the present of three Iraqi lives entangled by the chaos of the American 'Shock and Awe' campaign...
