Stories of Passers Through
Koutaiba Al-Janabi / Iraq, United Kingdom, Hungary / 2018 / European Premiere / 67 min.
synopsis
An escape from Baghdad, loss of his close ones and home, a longstanding yearning for the homeland, searching for one’s place in the world: the author has suffered the whole lot. A neverending stream of news about the war, disrupted phone conversations along with the noise of airplane and trains – these are the touches in his painful journey. The film consists of a montage of older shots, pictures and staged scenes.
biography
The Iraqi-born filmmaker Koutaiba Al-Janabi (1959) graduated in photography and cinematography in Budapest. Apart from documentaries, he also makes fiction films and photography. His works include Leaving Baghdad (2010) or The Woodman (2018).
more about film
| director: | Koutaiba Al-Janabi |
| producer: | Koutaiba Al-Janabi |
| script: | Koutaiba Al-Janabi |
| photography: | Koutaiba Al-Janabi |
| editing: | Odai Manea, Paul Defreitas |
| music: | Tom Donald |
| sound: | Zhe Wu |
| co-producer: | hanna heffner |
contact
KOUTAIBA AL-JANABI / United Kingdom / +44 7956 831060 / koutaiba@hotmail.com
Film at festival
| premiere type: | European Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2018 |
| section: | Special Event |
| format: | DCP |
| language: | Arabic, Hungarian |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour and B&W |
Info
| director: | Koutaiba Al-Janabi |
| original title: | Stories of Passers Through |
| country: | Iraq, United Kingdom, Hungary |
| year: | 2018 |
| running time: | 67 min. |
