the dreams of sparrows (2005, sociopolitical documentary)
the dreams of sparrows follows first time iraqi director hayder mousa daffar and his team of
contributing directors as they share their vision of life in baghdad, post war and pre reconstruction. it is
his attempt to reconcile the conflicting points of view among iraqis regarding the war, saddam hussein
and the occupation; the process of which ultimately changes him and his crew irrevocably. the dreams of
sparrows is dedicated to saad fahker, associate producer who died during the production. in the first act
we meet hayder jabbar, one of the several iraqi directors chosen by daffar to contribute to the
documentary portrait. after explaining his involvement in the project, jabbar insists on thanking his savior
george bush, who he loves. jabbar's convictions at the beginning of the film, contrasted with the bleak
and often painful subjects of interview, introduce the essential divide within iraqi psychology that the
movie follows as it develops from the aftermath of war, the capture of saddam and the realization of
occupation.
more info: http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=the_dreams_of_sparrows
the dreams of sparrows follows first time iraqi director hayder mousa daffar and his team of
contributing directors as they share their vision of life in baghdad, post war and pre reconstruction. it is
his attempt to reconcile the conflicting points of view among iraqis regarding the war, saddam hussein
and the occupation; the process of which ultimately changes him and his crew irrevocably. the dreams of
sparrows is dedicated to saad fahker, associate producer who died during the production. in the first act
we meet hayder jabbar, one of the several iraqi directors chosen by daffar to contribute to the
documentary portrait. after explaining his involvement in the project, jabbar insists on thanking his savior
george bush, who he loves. jabbar's convictions at the beginning of the film, contrasted with the bleak
and often painful subjects of interview, introduce the essential divide within iraqi psychology that the
movie follows as it develops from the aftermath of war, the capture of saddam and the realization of
occupation.
more info: http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=the_dreams_of_sparrows
