Iraq Movies

footage from different times, places and friends along the way and trying to capture the best moments out of them under the circle of experimental...

A poetic one-minute Kurdish micro-short capturing the powerful instant of emotional renewal and rebirth through nature, light, and silence.

After spending his life in a dark room, watching the world through a small window, Ghanem now finds himself trapped in the very same room that has...

The most famous of what the Arabs wrote in poetry was called Muallaqat. It has been said to be suspended because, like precious contracts, they are...

Ammo Baba is considered an icon that Iraqis are proud of for his illustrious football career, which benefited the Iraqi national team and generations...

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...

A short documentary about Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef, reflecting on his life, poetry, and thoughts on exile and memory.

Karrar asks Qassomi what he wants to eat, and Qassomi eagerly lists a feast: rice, chicken, stew, tashreeb, and makhlama. Karrar jokingly responds...

A short biographical film about Iraqi poet Badr Shakir Al-Sayab, that charts the pivotal moments in a remarkable life. Despite his short life (he...

On March 16th, 1988, Saddam Hussein’s regime led a chemical attack against the people of Halabja that resulted in over 5,000 deaths. Though...

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...

Two men: one wheelchair-bound and with a radio dangling around his neck, tuned to news of violence in Iraq; the other lies on his bed, his eyes fixed...

A biographical documentary exploring the legacy of Fatah Agha Kakeyi, an influential figure in Kurdish history whose contributions to community and...

A short film about Kurdish women working for their lives

An insightful Kurdish short drama that examines modern societal expectations through contrasting viewpoints of different generations living together...

Women, Life, Freedom follows a group of Kurdish women fighters from Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan) as they stand on the rugged border facing the...

A boy falls into an electronic challenge game that gradually leads him to commit crimes.

A gripping Kurdish drama dealing with guilt and family fracture after an accident creates deep emotional trauma between two brothers.

A Hasan Marih movie - A disobedient son