Video, 2016, 21min, USA

Alazeef is an experimental poetic essay film. Through collage, the film shows the dreams and the fears of a typical Iraqi soldier, a week before the 1991 Desert Storm, compared to the huge war machine. Through poetic narration, Alazeef humanizes the "enemy" and separates the people and soldiers on both sides from political agendas. The control of the mise-en-scene gives the film a radiant surreal feeling.

Preview link available upon request

Selected Screenings:

Cinema du Reel, Paris, France (Winner Special Mention from the Jury)
Bulac, Paris, France
Fronteira Film Festival, Goiás, Brazil
Medfilm Festival, Rome, Italy
Pravo Ljudski Film Festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kumu Art Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia
Gabes Film Festival, Tunisia
World Film Festival, Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia
Pugnant Film Series, Athens, Greece