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New School Teaching Iraqis How to Make Documentary Films
... Two such Iraqis have returned to their homeland to teach. Particularly, these two are opening a film school to train nascent Iraqi artists. The new school is the brainchild of Maysoon Patchachi and Kasim Abid, two Iraqi film directors and teachers. Patchachi and Abid have been living outside Iraq for the past 30 years, exiles from Iraq. .... The film schools first classes will be small, only twelve students under 30 years old said Abid. The training will include courses in camera work, lighting and sound. The students will study for 30 hours a week for four weeks. They aim to admit more students in the future.... Abid says he is pleased with the support their project has received from Iraqi, Arab and European filmmakers who plan to teach future courses, set up workshops to train budding Iraqi artists and open a dialogue between filmmakers to discuss their work. .... The two filmmakers aim to train Iraqis to document the historical transition of their country. âWe feel upset when we see any films or news about Iraq but without the Iraqi feeling or through Iraqi eyes,â Abid said. âSo, we decided to open this school, because we need Iraqi artists to film this transitional period that the country is going through, this period that will affect Iraq for decades to come.â Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-03-10 |
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