About Baghdad / produced and directed by InCounter Productions ; InCounter Productions, Sinan Antoon, Bassam Haddad, Dirar Hakeem, Rania Masri, Maya Mikdashi, Suzy Salamy, Nadya Sbaiti, Sherene Seikaly, Adam Shapiro.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Antoon, Sinan, 1967- film director, film producer, narrator.

Haddad, Bassam, film director, film producer.

Hakeem, Dirar, film director, film producer.

Masri, Rania, 1972- film director, film producer.

Mikdashi, Maya, film director, film producer.

Salamy, Suzy, film director, film producer, director of photography.

Sbaiti, Nadya, film director, film producer.

Seikaly, Sherene, 1971- film director, film producer.

Shapiro, Adam, 1972- film director, film producer.

Mansour, Carol, editor of moving image work.

Tawfiq, Amer, composer (expression).

InCounter Productions, production company.

Arab Film Distribution, publisher.

Language:

Arabic

English

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Iraq--Social conditions.

Iraq.

Iraq--History--2003-.

Antoon, Sinan, 1967-.

Antoon, Sinan.

Social conditions.

Travel.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Feature films.

History.

Internet videos.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 90 min.)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[New York?] : InCounter Productions, 2004.

Language Note:

In English and Arabic with English subtitles.

System Details:

digital

Summary:

In July of 2003, exiled writer and poet Sinan Antoon returned to his native Baghdad with a team of independent filmmakers, artists and activists to document the effects that decades of oppression, war, sanctions and occupation have had on his city. The result is a fascinating mosaic of opinions, perspectives, desires and memories that offers a picture far more complex than the limited one presented by mainstream media. ABOUT BAGHDAD pays tribute to the people of Baghdad as they struggle to come to terms with the tragic fate of their beloved city. * BEST DOCUMENTARY Big Apple Film Festival 2004 (NY) "About Baghdad, manages to present a true diversity of opinion . . . emotionally and intellectually challenging."--The New York Times.

Participant:

Narrated by Sinan Antoon.

Credits:

Camera, Suzy Salamy ; edited by Carol Mansour ; translation, Sinan Antoon ; sound, Adam Shapiro ; music, Amer Tawfiq.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on March 28, 2023).

Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.

Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2004.

Online resource; title from title screen (Illumira, viewed April 15, 2021).

OCLC:

945752395

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.