Iraq Movies

An evocative Kurdish short drama following a photographer who captures portraits of resilience across post-conflict communities, discovering that...

The film presents the story of three people who are facing execution in prison: a teacher, a Kurdish freedom activist, and a female poet. Together in...

Iraqi comedy film, depicts the suffering of two unemployed young men and their reality in a satirical way.

Omer and Sihad plan to shoot a movie on a man with his cat. Suddenly, Omer gets into trouble and dissapears, leaving Sihad all alone with the movie...

A sensitive Kurdish short drama exploring the fragile beginning of a new day as two individuals confront unspoken family grief and find quiet...

A Hasan Marih movie - A disobedient son

Short film confronting the reality of living conditions for Palestinians in the occupied territories with the falsely reassuring messages they send...

Opened in an old house in 1992 by a close-knit group of Iraqi artists and writers, the Hiwar Center is a gathering place for those who are interested...

Encounters on the Tigris follows a journey taken by artist and filmmaker Sherko Abbas in 2022, along the ancient Tigris river, in search of...

An archaeological documentary exploring the famous Shanidar Cave in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, examining the burial rituals of Neanderthals and...

A haunting animated short reflecting on the Halabja chemical attack through the memories of a survivor for whom the sweet smell of apples became an...

Thousands of Iraqis have been displaced by sectarian violence and have had to flee their homes, seeking refuge in safer parts of the country. Al...

A group of young people face their problems in a way that will ultimately destroy them.

A man in his twenties finds videos filmed by his father a long time ago

A short documentary about Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef, reflecting on his life, poetry, and thoughts on exile and memory.

The screams of the looming night tremble. Having found no voice to escape.

A boy falls into an electronic challenge game that gradually leads him to commit crimes.

A biographical documentary exploring the legacy of Fatah Agha Kakeyi, an influential figure in Kurdish history whose contributions to community and...

A contemporary young man in the age of technology, one day as a result of the Wi-Fi connection of the cafe, is forced to look up from the screen of...

An inspiring look at human resilience following a young disabled man who refuses to surrender to physical and societal boundaries after surviving war...