The Future of Iraq
SDG 1: No Poverty • 28m
One in six children today are living in war zones, in this film we meet three of them. The Future of Iraq is a poetic documentary about the future generation of Iraq facing their future while trying to cope with their war experiences.
Directors: Thee Yezen Al-Obaide, Mats Muri
Producer: Ingvil Giske
28 min | Norway, Iraq
Languages: Arabic
Subtitles: English
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/the-future-of-iraq/
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