Iraq in Fragments
| Iraq in Fragments | |
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| Directed by | James Longley |
| Produced by | John Sinno James Longley |
| Cinematography | James Longley |
| Edited by | Billy McMillin Fiona Otway James Longley |
| Music by | James Longley |
| Distributed by | Typecast Releasing HBO Documentary Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Arabic English Kurdish |
Iraq in Fragments is a documentary film directed by James Longley. Longley shot the film in Digital Video on a Panasonic DVX100 miniDV camcorder. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival where it won three awards: "Directing Award Documentary", "Editing Award Documentary" and "Excellence in Cinematography Award Documentary".[1] The film is also a part of the Iraq Media Action Project film collection. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2] The film was shot in Iraq and edited at 911 Media Arts Center in Seattle. This film has three parts to it which describe the viewpoints of Sunni, Shi'ite, and Kurdish residents.[3]
Reception
Critical response
Iraq in Fragments has an approval rating of 91% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 65 reviews, and an average rating of 7.65/10.
Film credits
- Director: James Longley
- Producers: John Sinno, James Longley
- Editors: Billy McMillin, Fiona Otway, James Longley
- Camera: James Longley
- Post Coordinator: Basil Shadid
- Sound / Music: James Longley
- 2nd Unit Camera: Margaret Longley
- Re-Recording Mixer: Dave Howe
- Colorist: Bill Lord
- Translators: Ahmed Ayed, Ali Zekki, Dler Hashim, Duler Bojan, Istifan Braymok, Mohammed Mohana, Mustapha Hasan, Nadeem Hamid, Reyal Sindi, Zaid Al Rawi, Zaid Fahmi, Zirak Dilshad
References
- ^ 2006 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
- ^ "NY Times: Iraq in Fragments". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ MacDonald, Moira (2006-02-02). "Films with Seattle ties win Sundance, Slamdance awards". The Seattle Times.
External links
- Official website
- Iraq in Fragments at IMDb
- Iraq in Fragments at Rotten Tomatoes
- Iraq in Fragments on the Iraq Media Action Project
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