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Drifting on the Wind

Synopsis

A restless spirit longs to return home. After the removal of Saddam, Ali, an Iraqi exile is invited to return to Baghdad. As the moment of his return draws closer, it re-ignites a series of memories that Ali had long forgotten and reawakens anxieties, which he thought that he had left behind when he fled as a child from East to West. As these feelings become more intense, Ali is forced to re-evaluate the meaning of his journey. What awaits him now in post-Saddam Iraq? Ali’s fears and doubts are only alleviated when he connects with the memory of his own childhood in the Middle East, where as a little boy he set his spirit free on the wind.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Maythem Ridha
Editor
Faye Jackson
Screenwriter
Maythem Ridha
Director of Photography
Paul Barton
Sound
Niraj Chag
Composer
Niraj Chag
Principal cast
Rami Sibai, Amr

Genre

Asian Black Children’s Drama

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

7th Heaven Films

14 Annandale Road
London W4 2HH
UK

T +44 7956 559 126

DriftBC@7thHeavenFilms.com

Sales Company

7th Heaven Films

14 Annandale Road
London W4 2HH
UK

T +44 7956 559 126

DriftBC@7thHeavenFilms.com

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