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A Candle for the Shabandar Cafe / A Stranger In His Own Country / Doctor Nabil / Leaving
Iraqi Shorts Program: A Candle for the Shabandar Cafe / A Stranger In His Own Country / Doctor Nabil / Leaving
A Candle for the Shabandar Caf
Dir. Emad Ali / Iraq / 2007 / 23min
Founded in 1917, the Shabandar Caf in Al Mutanabbi Street in the heart of the old Baghdad, was a cultural landmark, where generations of Iraqis came to discuss and debate literature and politics.
A Stranger In His Own Country
Dir. Hassanain Al Hani / Iraq / 2007 / 10min
Thousands of Iraqis have been displaced by sectarian violence and have had to seek refuge in other parts of the country. This is a portrait of Abu Ali, a refugee from Kirkuk living in a displaced persons camp on the outskirts of Kerbala.
Doctor Nabil
Dir. Ahmed Jabbar / Iraq / 2007 / 15min
A gentle and committed surgeon, with literary talents, works at a small understaffed Baghdad hospital, which suffers from lack of equipment and medicine.
Leaving
Dir. Bahram Al Zuhairi / Iraq / 2007 / 23min
Threatened with kidnappings and escalating violence, a Mandaean family from Baghdad decides to leave their home of more than 30 years and seek refuge in Damascus, Syria.
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LocationShattuck Cinemas
2230 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA
United States
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