A series of fifteen short documentaries directed by Iraqi refugees in the Minneapolis area, from 2012 to 2016. Co-produced by Iraqi+American Reconciliation Project and The Advocates for Human Rights.
The Actor
An Iraqi actor presents a one-act autobiographical account of the anti-corruption demonstrations that occur each Friday in Baghdad.
Run Time: 7:01 / 2015
Our Iraq
Run Time: 19:15 / 2016
That's What We Hear on the News
Have you ever been asked a strange question?
Run time: 4:33 / 2014
Hamuraby
A piano piece by acclaimed Iraqi-Armenian composer Beatrice Ohanessian, never before published or publicly performed, was recently discovered in storage in her sister's home in Minnesota. Pianist Salam Murtada here records the piece for the first time.
Running Time: 16:02 / 2016
The Barbershop
A young Iraqi man recalls a formative childhood haircut.
Run Time: 5:50 / 2014
Alice's Story
Run time: 5:15 / 2012
The Fifty Generation
Run Time: 7:22 / 2014
Travel Documents
Run Time: 8:18 / 2014
Jamela's Story
Run time: 7:52 / 2012
The Iraqi Dream
Run time: 6:48 / 2014
Mohammed's Story
Run Time: 9:19 / 2012
Torn Between
A young woman has a dual identity.
Run Time: 2:59 / 2014
Iraq, Darkly
From their exile in Minnesota, recent Iraqi refugees introduce themselves to their new American neighbors through a kaleidoscopic overview of current events inside Iraq.
Run Time: 15:17 / 2015