Remember Baghdad
Synopsis
Remember Baghdad reveals the untold story of Iraq, told through the eyes of the Jews, Iraq’s first wave of refugees. After 2,600 years living peacefully in the area, in one generation the community vanishes. using vivid testimony, home movies and news archive, we follow the lives of four families trying to make sense of turbulent times.
Credits
Director(s)
Fiona Murphy
Producer(s)
Ed Dallal
Editor
Charles Chabot, Nick Follows
Original Music
Molly Nyman
Cast
Edwin Shuker, David Dangoor, Eileen Khalastchy, David Khalastchi, Esperance Ben-Moshe, Salim Fattal, Danny Dallal, David Shamash, Eli Amir, Freddy Khalastchy, Zvooloon Hareli
Original Language
English, Hebrew, Arabic
Subtitles
English
Festival Highlights
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Special mention
"in memory of Jerome Kuehl"Religion Today Film Festival2018
Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2019
Embassy of Israel in Singapore, Singapore, 2018
Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 2018
Tolerance Film Festival, Indonesia, 2018
Religion Today Film Festival, Italy, 2018
Arizona Jewish Historical Society, USA, 2018
Norwegian Film Institute, Norway, 2018
Danish Film Institute, Denmark, 2018
Berlin Jewish Film Festival, Germany, 2018
Washington Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2018
Arab Film Days, Norway, 2018
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2018
Miami Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2018
Jerusaelm Jewish Film Festival, Israel, 2017
United Nations Association Film Festival, USA, 2017
Reviews
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""There is a potency and pungency to this absorbing documentary""
- Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
