Baghdad on Fire

Arab Feature Documentary Films

Baghdad on Fire

Director:
Karrar Al-Azzawi

Genre:
Documentary

Year:
2023

Duration:
60 minutes

Rating:
16+

Cinematography: Hussien Monaf, Basher Salman, Mohammed Aziz

Editing: Morten Haslerud

Production: Integral Film, Jorgen Lorentzen and Nefise Özkal Lorentzen

Awards: nominated for the FACT:AWARD at CPH:DOX as well as DOK.horizonte Competition at DOK.fest München

Début Status: Arab Première

Synopsis

19-year-old Tiba and her friends fight for democracy in Iraq. Together with Khader and Yousif, she has started a medical team that helps the brave young protesters when they have been bathed in tear gas yet again.

Tiba has left the forced marriage she ended up in at 14 and is also fighting for the rights of other women. ‘Baghdad On Fire’ is an energetic account from inside the demonstrations and of the new Iraqi youth. A story full of hope and faith and courage and joy, but also a story full of pain and the cost that courage and the fight for freedom will always have

Director’s biography

Karrar Al-Azzawi is an Iraqi filmmaker. He graduated from the Norwegian TV School, at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in Lillehammer, with BFA in Film Directing. He works as an independent film director, and is currently working with Integral Film and High & Low AS.

“Baghdad on Fire” is Al-Azzawi’s international debut film which had its world premiere at CPH:DOX 2023 and was nominated for the FACT:AWARD as well as DOK.horizonte Competition at DOK.fest München. And the film was shown at NRK, DRTV, and Aftenposten TV. In addition, he is working on the documentary film called “Dreaming Souls”.