''Iraq in Fragments'' is a documentary film directed by James Longley. Longley shot the film in

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. The film premiered at the

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where it won three awards: "Directing Award Documentary", "Editing Award Documentary" and "Excellence in Cinematography Award Documentary". The film is also a part of the Iraq Media Action Project film collection. It was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Feature. The film was shot in Iraq and edited at

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in Seattle. This film has three parts to it which describe the viewpoints of Sunni, Shi'ite, and Kurdish residents.

Film credits

*Director: James Longley *Producers: John Sinno, James Longley *Editors: Billy McMillin, Fiona Otway, James Longley *Camera: James Longley *Post Coordinator: Basil Shadid *Sound / Music: James Longley *2nd Unit Camera: Margaret Longley *Re-Recording Mixer: Dave Howe *Colorist: Bill Lord *Translators: Ahmed Ayed, Ali Zekki, Dler Hashim, Duler Bojan, Istifan Braymok, Mohammed Mohana, Mustapha Hasan, Nadeem Hamid, Reyal Sindi, Zaid Al Rawi, Zaid Fahmi, Zirak Dilshad

Reception

''Iraq in Fragments'' has an approval rating of 91% on

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, based on 65 reviews, and an average rating of 7.65/10. The website's critical consensus states, "A stylistically bold, humanist take on the difficulties of post-invasion Iraq". It also has a score of 84 out of 100 on

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, based on 26 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

References

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