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Venice of the East

An old Jew was granted an opportunity to visit his old house in his country of birth (Iraq) to die there. But the Jew was granted access for five days only.

  • Bahaa Alkadumy
    Director
  • Mustafa Star Alrekabi
    Writer
  • Britain Great - British Council
    Producer
  • Gatherton Arts
    Producer
  • Jew : Sami Kaftan
    Key Cast
  • Child : Abdulaziz Raad
    Key Cast
  • The child's father : Yusuf Salahuddin
    Key Cast
  • Lebanese man The : Ali Shaikhoun
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Displacement, Immigration, Religions, human rights, Motherland
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Iraq
  • Country of Filming:
    Iraq
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD ProRes – 4k – DCP
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Bahaa Alkadumy

Director Biography

Bahaa Alkadumy : an Iraqi cinema writer and producer, born in 1979. He holds a master degree in dram theater from Basra university. He is an expert in audiovisual media since 2004. Started his journey with documentary cinema at 2007 then started to film short stories at 2010. He participated in several international festivals and rewarded a number of important prizes. He owns six short films . He is now working on producing his first long filmed novel. He is the operation manager for "Basra Eye for Cinema" (2011-2019)

Director Filmography

1- DEATH EAST WARD - 2010 – fiction – 13 min
2- Feet that hanging roses - 2011- fiction – 7 min
3- Men only - 2013 – fiction – 16 min
4- Dialing – 2015 – fiction – 17 min
5- Fabrication – 2016 - fiction – 9 min
6- Venice of the East – 2018 – 25 min
7- The Mullah – 2020 – 17 min

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