Iraq Movies

A young man driven by a distant lover to return to his roots, searching for answers to his inner conflicts

A group travel on a broken minibus. Their travel is laden with danger as they try to avoid Saddam Hussein's soldiers and security forces.

The film presents the story of three people who are facing execution in prison: a teacher, a Kurdish freedom activist, and a female poet. Together in...

Projected on the wall by the gallery exit was Big Rock Candy Mountain, 2015, a four-minute video animation of one thousand stills taken from footage...

From the bleeding stillness of the night, day is birthed.

A haunting animated short reflecting on the Halabja chemical attack through the memories of a survivor for whom the sweet smell of apples became an...

Opened in an old house in 1992 by a close-knit group of Iraqi artists and writers, the Hiwar Center is a gathering place for those who are interested...

The movie starts with a guy being unable to sleep, he decides to get up in the middle of the night for a walk, singing about how lucky other people...

Constructed using appropriated press images from the occupation of Iraq, this video is derived from two elements: pictures and subtitles. Photo...

A sad clown encounter with a little boy holding a balloon

Short film confronting the reality of living conditions for Palestinians in the occupied territories with the falsely reassuring messages they send...

An observational field documentary shot in Baghdad and Najaf during the civil movement on February 14, 2014. Through direct visual immersion and...