Today on Commotion, British-born Iraqi writer Dalia Al-Dujaili tells host Elamin Abdelmahmoud about what makes this film important both for the Iraqi film industry and beyond.
In film, food is hardly just a prop. It’s a plot device, bringing characters together, tearing them apart and moving their stories forward — much like in real life. That is ev ...
The year before he debuted as James Bond, Daniel Craig led British gangster movie Layer Cake, which is streaming for free ...
French and American producers behind 'The President's Cake,' 'The Little Sister' and 'Union County' talked about how they financed each film.
In 1990s Iraq, it's 'draw day', when schools select students for the honour of bringing items to their mandatory local celebrations of President Saddam Hussein's birthday. Nine-year-old Lamia lives in ...
As a child growing up in 1990s Iraq, Hasan Hadi feared one particular day each year: when teachers would pick children who had to prepare gifts for Saddam Hussein's birthday, a compulsory national ...
NPR's Leila Fadel interviews writer-director Hasan Hadi about his debut film "The President's Cake," Iraq's official submission for the Academy Awards' Best International Feature Film category.
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