Nine Parts

Uprooted after her father’s death during the pandemic, an Iraqi-American woman attempts to grieve at the site of the oldest Iraqi Church in North America. What starts in profound isolation, becomes communal as Iraqi women, ordinary and extraordinary, come to her in spirit and ancestry with their personal stories of love and resilience. Together, they offer a celebration of the Iraqi female experience and an explicit warning - the divisions Iraq endured are not unique, Iraq is a bellwether for us all.

Nearly 20 years ago Heather Raffo’s play, 9 Parts of Desire, premiered to widespread acclaim in London and Off-Broadway later becoming a global theatrical phenomenon. Now, Raffo adapts her multi-award winning solo play about Iraqi women for the screen and for our current time. From Iraq to Michigan, Raffo transforms into a wide cross-section of Iraqi women in her inspiring exploration of love and grief within countries undone by violence and loss. Directed by Mike Mosallam and produced by Eyes Up Here Productions, People's Light and Detroit Public Theater

  • Mike Mosallam
    Director
    Brothers, Breaking Fast, Ubuntu, All American Muslim
  • Heather Raffo
    Writer
    Theater/Opera: 9 Parts of Desire, Noura, Fallujah
  • Nilou Safinya
    Producer
    Julia Blue, Snatched, Amreeka
  • Heather Raffo
    Key Cast
    Vino Veritas, Funny Face, The Surrogate
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature
  • Runtime:
    51 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 23, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    150,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital 8K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • PBS/DPTV
    Detroit
    United States
    March 24, 2023
Director Biography - Mike Mosallam

Mike Mosallam is a producer, director, writer for theatre, film and television. Through his production company, Mike Mosallam Productions, he and his team produced short films: Breaking Fast (Cannes Film Festival) and Brothers (12-time Jury & Audience Award Winner), both written and directed by Mike, along with the short film "Ubuntu," a co-production with the Muslim Public Affairs Council. His feature film debut, Breaking Fast (based on the short), is now available on Hulu and anywhere you can rent movies. He is the creator and Co-Executive-Producer of the 2011 critically-acclaimed TLC series, All-American Muslim. Most recently, Mike was an Executive Creative Consultant on Season 2 of Hulu's Ramy. His second feature film (a film adaptation of Heather Raffo’s Nine Parts of Desire) will premiere on PBS in the spring of 2023. His latest script, The Untitled Chubby Muslim Project, was a Black List selection in 2020 and is currently hoping for summer 2023 production. Currently in development are a tv series adaptation of Breaking Fast and a feature film based on CNN Hero, Rahul Dabey. On the theatre side, Mike has produced and directed more than 100 theatrical productions from large-scale musicals, intimate cabaret settings, plays, concerts, and multimedia theatrical events. He made his Off-Broadway directorial debut with Miller/Tysen’s FUGITIVE SONGS. Favorite theatre credits include: Stephen Karam’s SONS OF THE PROPHET (Boston Conservatory) and SPRING AWAKENING (Ann Arbor in Concert). He is a proud Muslim and Lebanese-American. Mike is represented by The Gersh Agency, Color Creative by Issa Rae, and Granderson Des Rochers, LLP.

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