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Film on Iraqi Jews will be screened in Los Angeles and Toronto

August 15th, 2008Esra'a (Bahrain)

Baghdad-born filmmaker Joe Balass alerted us that Baghdad Twist, his documentary film on Iraqi Jews, will be screened in the following locations and times:

DocuWeek showcase in Los Angeles (Aug. 22-28, 2008) where it will be playing for 7 days and it will also be screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept. 4-13, 2008) where it is in competition.

Here is a summary of the film:

Baghdad Twist is a visual memoir of one family’s life in Iraq before escaping to a new home in Canada in the fall of 1970. Featuring a never-before-seen collection of archival images, home movies and family photographs from Baghdad, the film pulls back the curtain on Iraq’s once thriving Jewish community.

You can see a short excerpt and read more about Joe Balass here:

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2 Responses to “Film on Iraqi Jews will be screened in Los Angeles and Toronto”

  1. #1 Interview with Joe Balass, director of Baghdad Twist - Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead - August 22nd, 2008 at 5:05 am

    [...] Here is my interview with him concerning Baghdad Twist, which I previously posted about here: [...]

  2. #2 ME Faith - Middle East Interfaith Blogger Network » Blog Archive » Interview with Joe Balass, director of Baghdad Twist - August 22nd, 2008 at 10:21 am

    [...] Here is my interview with him concerning Baghdad Twist, which I previously posted about here: [...]

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