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With intimate access to Tiba and her friends, we join young Iraqi women and men who, side by side, are fighting for democracy in Iraq. Tiba's life changes dramatically while participating in the most significant youth movement in Iraq's history.  

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2022
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2022-11-18
Release date (international):
2023-01-20
Production company:
Integral Film AS
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
Fritt Ord Foundation
Østnorsk Filmsenter
Producer:
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
Jørgen Lorentzen
Film consultant:
Klara Nilsson Grunning
Sales agent:
DR Sales

Director

  • Karrar Al-Azzawi

    Karrar Al-Azzawi is an Iraqi filmmaker who lives in Norway. He is a BFA student at the TV School, Innland Norway University of Applied Sciences, in Lillehammer, graduating in film directing in spring 2023. 

    He works as an independent film director as well as working at Integral Film. His vision is to contribute to changing the world by fostering greater understanding and solidarity between people. Baghdad on Fire is Al-Azzawi's international debut feature film. His next project is the documentary Dreaming Souls, a film that tells the story of two girls with Down Syndrome, one from Iraq and one from Norway. 

    During his five years in the asylum process, he made the short film ''Just Crumbs'' (2016). He organized international photography exhibitions called "Forgotten" in several European countries to raise awareness about the refugee situation worldwide.  

    Karrar Al-Azzawi

Festivals

2023:
Slamdance Film Festival
2023:
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
2023:
Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay - Saguenay International Short Film Festival
2023:
Tennessee International Indie Film Festival
2023:
Aube Filmfestival

Crew

Director:
Karrar Al-Azzawi
Screenplay:
Karrar Al-Azzawi
Cinematographer:
Hussein Monaf
Editor:
Morten Haslerud
Composer:
Naseer Shamma
Sound Design:
Frode Løes Hvatum

Technical information

Genre:
Documentary
Format:
DCP 4k
Colour:
Colour
Language:
Arabic
Subtitles:
English

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