Iraq in Fragments (2006)

Directed by

James Longley

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows life in Iraq from three different perspectives: a Sunni boy working in a garage, Shi'ite religious processions, and Kurdish farmers. It captures everyday moments without narration, letting the people and their surroundings tell their own stories.

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What happens

Iraq in Fragments is a documentary film directed by James Longley. Longley shot the film in Digital Video on a Panasonic DVX100 miniDV camcorder. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival where it won three awards: "Directing Award Documentary", "Editing Award Documentary" and "Excellence in Cinematography Award Documentary". The film is also a part of the Iraq Media Action Project film collection. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film was shot in Iraq and edited at 911 Media Arts Center in Seattle. This film has three parts to it which describe the viewpoints of Sunni, Shi'ite, and Kurdish residents. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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