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Agony

A child who lives in a cemetery with his father, in the place where the bodies are washed, grows up and goes through many tasks after his father's death, which makes him just a broken human being from the inside after the losses he suffered, in his tasks he considered himself dead while he is alive. To discover recently a secret that holds him a lifeline and a real victory for all his missions.

  • Mohamed AbdalA-mier Alshebawy
    Director
  • Mohameed AbdAlamier Alshebawy
    Writer
    Unvircity Of Bahgdad
  • Mohaned Amer AlmarzwkA
    Producer
    Unvirsty Of bahgdad
  • Ali Kate Alshwily
    Key Cast
    "Ashraf"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    سكرة
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 20, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iraq
  • Country of Filming:
    Iraq
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Baghdad, College of Fine Arts, Department of Film and Tv
  • Lift Off Film Festival
    London
    August 1, 2022
    UK premiere
  • Coexistence and Peace Short Film Festival
  • Al Dahra International Film Festival
  • Our International Film Festival
  • Westland Festival
  • International Silk Festival
  • Ethar International Festival
  • Iraqi Cinema Days Festival
  • Makati University Festival
  • Render University Festival
Director Biography - Mohamed AbdalA-mier Alshebawy

Muhammad Abdul-Amir Saad, 22 years old, is an Iraqi director with a diploma in directing and a BA in film directing from the University of Baghdad. He worked as a filmmaker in 2018. He wrote and directed the film Nostalgia and participated in many international festivals, including France, Italy, Egypt, Palestine, Morocco, Iraq and Libya. First Prize in the Youth Short Film Festival. The film also participated in many local events. Agony is his second movie experience

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Director Statement

Greetings, We are pleased to announce our short film Agony. I supervised the production of the film despite the difficult and current conditions that Iraq is going through. We have worked for weeks and months to deliver a message of peace to the world through film. Independent production and financing in cooperation with the University of Baghdad, Film Department. We hope you like it. Note that all materials used in the movie are from the movie itself