The Dreams of Sparrows (2005)

Directed by

Hayder Mousa Daffar, Haydar Daffar

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

R

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary was made by Iraqi filmmakers over two years after the US invasion. It consists of street interviews with Iraqi citizens about their daily lives and changing world. The filmmakers captured a wide range of opinions on the American presence and the fall of Saddam Hussein.

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What happens

The Dreams of Sparrows is a documentary film about post-war Iraq, by Hayder Daffar of the Iraq Eye Group, an Iraqi filmmaking group. The film was shot throughout 2003 and 2004 with a hand-held camera, consisting of street-level interviews with Iraqi citizens and explores their feelings about the changes occurring around them. The film was produced by digitally sending footage to the United States via e-mail where it was assembled in rough sequences and posted on the internet. A DVD version of the film was released in 2005. Dreams of the Sparrows offers many differing viewpoints in its interviews. Some Iraqis place photos of U.S. President George W. Bush in shrines, while others oppose the presence of American forces. Some admit a longing for the days of Saddam Hussein's rule, while others, having survived torture under his regime, express happiness with his removal. The capture of Hussein occurred during filming and street interviews cover the topic. In the film, one of the photographers was allegedly killed by US forces before the film was completed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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