Our River...Our Sky: Iraq 20 Years After the Invasion
UC Santa Barbara (Video)
English - July 24, 2023 21:00 - 33 minutes - 403 MB Video - ★★★ - 1 ratingEducation Arts Books entrepreneurship interview business health politics news leadership entrepreneur finance culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Writer/director Maysoon Pachachi joins moderator Mona Damluji for a discussion of her film "Our River...Our Sky," which tells the story of ordinary people living in Baghdad under occupation. Pachachi details the origin of the project and the film’s early development, including casting considerations and lessons learned from her documentary work. She also discusses the political contexts of the film and how life in Iraq changed as a result of civil war and occupation, and how real-world stories inspired the film. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 38945]