Crtically Acclaimed Film "Iraqi Odyssey" Opens in New York and Los Angeles This Weekend

posted on: Nov 25, 2015

“Iraqi Odyssey is one of the more breathless documentaries
in recent memory.”
— LA Weekly

“A personal, insightful and beautifully made film…I was spellbound in front of the screen.”
— Huffington Post

The critically acclaimed film, Iraqi Odyssey is the Swiss entry for this year’s Academy Awards. It has been awarded the best Asian Film Award and the NETPAC award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival and the Panorama Audience Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.The film was also an official selection at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.

While there are no precise statistics, it is estimated that four to five million Iraqis live outside Iraq today. Tracing the emigrations of his family over more than half a century, this riveting documentary epic from acclaimed expatriate Iraqi filmmaker Samir pays moving homage to the frustrated democratic dreams of a people successively plagued by the horrors of colonialism, dictatorship and foreign occupation. Weaving together the ironic, wistful, and witty testimonies of Samir’s relatives with rare documents from private and state archives, Ottoman film footage and 3D technology, Iraqi Odyssey delivers a genuine people’s history of Iraq, and is at once humble and majestic. 

LA Premiere  

Laemmie Theatres’ Music Hall 3
Opens Friday, November 27
9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 90211 – 310-478-3836
Ticket Info: http://www.laemmle.com/films/39927

New York Premiere

IFC Center
Opens Friday, November 27
323 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014 – (212) 924-7771
Director in person Friday November 27th
& Saturday November 28th at 6:05pm shows!
Ticket Info: http://www.ifccenter.com/films/iraqi-odyssey/

Click to see Trailer here

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