US Premiere
Nesma's Birds
Shorts in Competition: Student
| Iraq | 7 MINUTES | Arabic | English subtitlesDrama, Female Director(s)
Awkward 11-year-old, Nesma, is at odds with the world around her since she began caring for her father’s pigeons after his death. Already facing pressure from her mother to get rid of the birds and continuing a bitter rivalry with the boy across the street, today Nesma will face an even bigger challenge as she enters womanhood.
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Cast & Credits
Directed by
Najwan Ali and Medoo Ali
Najwan Ali was born in 1989 in Iraq. She is a graduate of the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad, Department of Audio and Visual. Najwan worked as part of the Iraqi 35mm short film workshops, writing and directing her latest film, Nesma’s Birds, co-directed by Medoo Ali. Her other directorial credits are Critical Days and Book of Love. Medoo Ali was born in 1991 and studied at the Center of Fine Arts in Baghdad. Medoo directed his first short film, Children of War, as well as co-directed Nesma’s Birds, as part of a workshop through the Iraqi Independent Film Center.
Director
Najwan Ali, Medoo Ali
Screenwriter
Najwan Ali, Yaser Karim
Producer
Mohamed Al-Daradji, Atia Al-Daradji, Isabelle Stead
Editor
Zainab Al Hariri, Medoo Ali
Cinematographer
Aeman Al-Amiri
Executive Producer
Mohamed Al-Daradji, Atia Al-Daradji, Isabelle Stead
Co-Producer
Atia Al-Daradji, Isabelle Stead
Cast
Fatima Sah, Mohammad Jaafarn
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