Iraq Movies

Thousands of Iraqis have been displaced by sectarian violence and have had to flee their homes, seeking refuge in safer parts of the country. Al...

This footage is part of an old archive taken by the filmmaker’s father Abbas Abdulrazaq, a former Kurdish fighter and cameraman. In 1985 he...

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...

A sad clown encounter with a little boy holding a balloon

A short film about man found a bag of money

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

After a heist ends in a deadly betrayal, a mortally wounded thief refuses to accept his fate. Bleeding out in his final hours, he desperately tries...

Sarah lives in a fierce mental struggle and deep and deadly imagination. She dreams of the artificial beauty she sees every day on social media, but...

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...

Living in a house with her sisters, mother and brother without electricity and surrounded by constant danger, director Hiba Bassem ruminates about...

The film reflects the suffering of a rural woman with a strong personality. Everyone in the village tries to marry her for the sake of the acres she...

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...