The Remaining (Stories about Iraqi Culture Now)

Call Number
350-4-3:144/1

General information

Call No.:
350-4-3:144/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-4-3 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Middle East: Iraq
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #144 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00009950
Date of production
1991
Date
1991
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Arabic
Duration
40 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary
The General Union of Iraqi Writers and Journalists produced a documentary about the state of Iraqi artists in forced exile, most of them refugees in Canada, Australia, and the U.S. They speak about the culture of the country they have left behind. They are Ali Abdul Ameer (poet and critic, Editor in Chief of Al-Masla Magazine), Abdul Sattar Nasir (novelist and writer), Abdul Ameer Jaras (poet and writer), Saif Shaheen (musician), Hadi Mahood (director), Abdul Khalik Gittan (poet and journalist), Ali Al-Sudani (short story writer, journalist), Salih Hassan Sarheed (journalist and academician), Adnan Falih (poet and writer), Asma Kheder (lawyer and human rights activist), and Salah Saif (painter). The film ends with a music video featuring Saif Shaheen.

Context

Associated Names
Abbas, Adel (Narrator)
Agob, Fadi (Director)
Alaiwe, Haider (Creator/Author)
Saif, Salah (Appears in)