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Iraq
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filmmaker
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who was born in
Baghdad
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. He studied
theatre
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and
film
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in
Baghdad
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, and
Bulgaria
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and he returns to an
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
, full-fledged into war, after 23 years of exile. He tapes 16 hours of film leading to the movie
16 hours in Baghdad (2004). The film reveals the multi layered social landscape of Baghdad today. The film won the Golden Hawk Award at the 4th Arab Film Festival in Rotterdam, 2004.
His film "www.gilgamesh.21" (0) won the Silver Hawk Award at the 7th Arab Film Festival in Rotterdam, . It is about two men communicating through webcams between Cp and Baghdad, trying to virtually rehearse for a Gilgamesh play while sharing their own unhappiness, one at being stranded inside his crumbling country, the other at being stranded outside of it.
In addition to film making, his talent expands to theatre, painting, photography & music.
Tariq Hashim is based in this world.
External links
Official SiteT T at *Arab Film Festival
People from Baghdad
Living people
Iraqi film directors
Year of birth missing (living people)
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