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.
