Official Selection
BFI LONDON FF
2013
Official Selection
DUBAI FF
2013
Official Selection
MIDDLE EAST NOW!
2014
WINNER
Student Visionary Award
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
2014
Official Selection
FRIBOURG FF
2014
Official Selection
ARAB FF TEXAS
2014
Official Selection
NUIT DU COURT FF
2014
Official Selection
TALL GRASS FF
2014
Official Selection
ARAB FF CA
2014
Official Selection
REVELATION FF
2014
Official Selection
ZLIN CHILDREN'S FF
2014
Drama | 2015 | 8 mins
DCP | HD CAM | Digi Beta
Nesma is at odds with the world around her since her father's death. She escapes to the rooftops where she secretley cares for her late father's birds against the knowledge of her mother and competing against the boy on the opposite rooftop. Now Nesma must face even bigger challenges as she enters womanhood.
Synopsis
Najwan is a graduate of the Institute of Fine Arts, Baghdad. In 2013 she was enrolled into the Iraqi Independent Film Centre's film academy program, writing and directing 'Nesma's Birds'. Previous to this, she had directed two other films; 'Critical Days' and 'Book of Love'.
Director - Najwan Ali
Director - Medoo Ali
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Medoo began working in film after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 on the films of Mohamed Al Daradji, including 'Son of Babylon', the documentary 'In My Mother's Arms' and most recently, 'In The Sands of Babylon'.
Medoo directed his first short film, 'Children of War' as part the Iraqi Independent Film Centre's 2013 academy program. He also co-directed the film 'Nesma's Birds', made as part of the same . Most recently, he completed his latest short film ‘Taste of Life’.