a film by Yasir Kareem
DUNIA
SPOTLIGHT IRAQ
2018
FEST-NDNF
PITCHING FORUM
2018
SYNOPSIS
Dunia fails to rescue a young student from committing suicide due to a forced marriage, but when a monster threatens her family, she must decide whether or not to accept her own arranged marriage.
"I see my four sisters living the same way as Dunia. Many women in Iraq haven't been given the chance to dream. This film will be a mirror, to hold up to their eyes, to say, "Please, come and see!" Through Dunia, they will see there is a chance for something greater. There is hope for happiness."
Director - Yasir Kareem
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Writer / Director
YASIR KAREEM
Iraqi director Yasir Kareem's debut short film was "Kingdom of Garbage”, which premiered and received a Special Jury Mention at Tribeca Film Festival (2015), best short at Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden (2016). Recently, Yasir directed two short films in Estonia, created in part with Erasmus+ Kinoeyes European Movie Master where he received his MA in film directing, entitled “Impromptu” (2017) and "Vladimir" (2017), which are currently submitted to several festivals for premiere status in 2018.
PRODUCER
HUDA AL KADHIMI
Huda Al-Kadhimi, born in Baghdad, studied Business Administration at Al-Ahliyya Amman University in Jordan. She began in cinema through the workshops within the Royal Film Commission - Jordan, between the year (2006 - 2013) . She started working in film production with Iraqi Independent Film Center in Baghdad between the year (2013 - 2017), has made documentary and fiction long and short films. She gained significant experience in film production throughout her work as an assistant director of many films, including "The Journey" by Mohamed Al-Daradji, "Path of Maryam" by Atia Al-Daradji and "Haifa Street" by Mohanad Hayal and others. She is the founder of Ishtar Iraq Film Production.
PRODUCER
CLARE FOG
Clare Fog is a producer originally from the USA, currently working in Europe. In 2018, she completed three short films, including the Estonian dramas "Jahiloom" and "Vladimir", as well as Scottish action film "Wicked Tongue". She debuted on the American independent producing scene in 2013 with her feature film "Improvising", which won the Vanguard Best Breakthrough Director Award and Audience Choice Nomination at the Independent Filmmakers Showcase in Los Angeles. Clare received her M.A. in Film Production from Kinoeyes European Movie Masters, a consortium between Lusofona Universidade in Lisbon, Portugal; Screen Academy Scotland in Edinburgh; and Baltic Film & Media School in Tallinn, Estonia. She is the founder of Clear Fog Films.