Comments on: Grace is Gone Bumped Because Anti-War Films Failing? http://blog.spout.com/2007/09/25/grace-is-gone-bumped-because-anti-war-films-failing/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:29:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: nicola http://blog.spout.com/2007/09/25/grace-is-gone-bumped-because-anti-war-films-failing/#comment-9802 nicola Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:31:14 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2007/09/25/grace-is-gone-bumped-because-anti-war-films-failing/#comment-9802 Although not totally related to your current post, I just wanted to let you know of a ground breaking new anti-war film that is opening this weekend in London. We need all the help we can to get this film out there and seen. IRAQ 'S POST-SADDAM FEATURE AHLAAM TO BE RELEASED IN CINEMAS ACROSS THE UK FROM 2ND NOVEMBER 2007. AHLAAM (Dream, Mohamed Al-Daradji, UK/Iraq/Netherlands, 2006) Based on true stories, Ahlaam takes us on an incredible journey, following two psychiatric patients, who escape from their mental institution in Baghdad, and a young doctor on the night US forces start their 'shock and awe' campaign to "liberate" Iraq from Saddam Hussein's totalitarian regime. Ahlaam is Iraq's second post-Saddam feature to hit the big screen. Al-Daradji's debut feature was filmed under highly unstable conditions, with cast and crew encountering not only all kinds of technical restrictions, but being exposed to shooting, abductions, torture and imprisonment, both by insurgents and the American forces. After attending over 75 festivals around the world and winning many respected awards, the film was selected for consideration for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards 2007 and screened to an attentive audience at the BAFTA . For security reasons, Al-Daradji had been unable to screen the film in Baghdad. His dream to show it to his own people came true last April, with a screening at the National Theatre to over one thousand people, including cast and crew, members of Iraq's beleaguered artistic community and government officials. They braved fears of terror attacks to attend and midway through the showing, a rumour that a minibus with explosives had been parked nearby swept the theatre. Luckily it was a false alarm. On the day of the screening, over 200 people were killed in Baghdad by insurgent attacks. Ahlaam will be screened in much safer circumstances in the UK starting from Friday 2 November at the ICA London when a special Q&A will be held. Film is being released through Human Film and will tour around the country. Other screenings… HAWKHURST KINO 7 02-Nov-07 BRADFORD PICTUREVILLE 7 23-Nov-07 CHICHESTER NEW PARK 2 01-Dec-07 ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE 3 08-Dec-07 INVERNESS EDEN COURT 2 20-Feb-08 Edinburgh Filmhouse – Edinburgh for 4 days from 7th December with Q&A For further information on Ahlaam, please visit www.ahlaamthemovie.com or www.humanfilm.co.uk www.myspace.com/ahlaamthemovie or to view the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN7wAgQlsbk Although not totally related to your current post, I just wanted to let you know of a ground breaking new anti-war film that is opening this weekend in London.

We need all the help we can to get this film out there and seen.

IRAQ ‘S POST-SADDAM FEATURE AHLAAM TO BE RELEASED IN CINEMAS ACROSS THE UK FROM 2ND NOVEMBER 2007.

AHLAAM (Dream, Mohamed Al-Daradji, UK/Iraq/Netherlands, 2006)

Based on true stories, Ahlaam takes us on an incredible journey, following two psychiatric patients, who escape from their mental institution in Baghdad, and a young doctor on the night US forces start their ’shock and awe’ campaign to “liberate” Iraq from Saddam Hussein’s totalitarian regime.

Ahlaam is Iraq’s second post-Saddam feature to hit the big screen. Al-Daradji’s debut feature was filmed under highly unstable conditions, with cast and crew encountering not only all kinds of technical restrictions, but being exposed to shooting, abductions, torture and imprisonment, both by insurgents and the American forces.

After attending over 75 festivals around the world and winning many respected awards, the film was selected for consideration for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards 2007 and screened to an attentive audience at the BAFTA .

For security reasons, Al-Daradji had been unable to screen the film in Baghdad. His dream to show it to his own people came true last April, with a screening at the National Theatre to over one thousand people, including cast and crew, members of Iraq’s beleaguered artistic community and government officials. They braved fears of terror attacks to attend and midway through the showing, a rumour that a minibus with explosives had been parked nearby swept the theatre. Luckily it was a false alarm. On the day of the screening, over 200 people were killed in Baghdad by insurgent attacks.

Ahlaam will be screened in much safer circumstances in the UK starting from Friday 2 November at the ICA London when a special Q&A will be held. Film is being released through Human Film and will tour around the country.

Other screenings…
HAWKHURST
KINO
7
02-Nov-07

BRADFORD
PICTUREVILLE
7
23-Nov-07

CHICHESTER
NEW PARK
2
01-Dec-07

ABERYSTWYTH
ARTS CENTRE
3
08-Dec-07

INVERNESS
EDEN COURT
2
20-Feb-08

Edinburgh Filmhouse – Edinburgh for 4 days from 7th December with Q&A

For further information on Ahlaam, please visit http://www.ahlaamthemovie.com or http://www.humanfilm.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/ahlaamthemovie or to view the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN7wAgQlsbk

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