28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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Stories of Passers Through
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Stories of Passers Through
Stories of Passers Through
Stories of Passers Through
Stories of Passers Through
Stories of Passers Through
Stories of Passers Through

Stories of Passers Through

director: Koutaiba Al-Janabi
original title: Stories of Passers Through
country: Iraq, United Kingdom, Hungary
year: 2018
running time: 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
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