Reel Festivals
Presenting the Reel Iraq festival – a celebration of film, music and culture from Iraq
Events
Reel Iraq Films Information
Reel Festivals are delighted to present a wide ranging showcase of Iraqi film-making talent at this years festival, and Filmhouse Edinburgh has again generously offered to host the screenings.
The programme is extremely diverse and showcases both documentary and fiction, and recent and archival.
Reel Iraq Music Events Information
Reel Festivals are extremely proud to be able to host a concert by some of the most talented musicians to have come out of Iraq over the past years.
Farida and the Iraqi Maqam Ensemble will perform their Scottish debut alongside the Babylon Arabic Band as part of Reel Iraq at the Roxy Art House.
Reel Iraq Art Exhibitions Information
As part of the Reel Iraq festival, Reel Festivals are delighted to present a variety of art exhibitions that will run during the length of the festival.
Further to this we will also present an exhibition running for the month of June titled “Creativity vs Destruction”
Reel Iraq Talks and Discussion Information
As part of this years festival we’re thrilled to announce a series of lectures, master classes, lectures, panel discussions and a symposium which will offer dialogue and discussion between cultural producers and scholars on the theme of “Iraq, Resistance, Memory”.
These various talks will cover a diverse range of topics from protecting Iraqi heritage, to discussion of early Iraqi civilisation, to modern Iraqi culture.
Reel Iraq Writing Information
In tandem with the Scottish Poetry Library we are delighted to present a series of readings from well known Iraqi cultural figures.
These events will be on in the MacDonald Road Library and The Forest.
Full Programme
Below you can find the full programme of events that will be on during the Reel Iraq festival.
| Date | Time | Event | Venue |
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Sat 9 May - Sat 30 May |
Mon - Thu 10am - 8pm, Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat 9am - 1pm |
Artist(s): New Exposure // |
Central Library |
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Wed 13 May - Tue 09 June |
Mon - Fri 1:00pm - 7:00pm |
Artist(s): Jamal Penjweny // |
Bongo Club |
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Wed 13 May - Sat 23 May |
Tue-Sun 1:00pm - 5:00pm |
Artist(s): Andrea Bruce // |
Roxy Art House |
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Fri 15 May |
12:00 pm |
Lecture: The current situation of Iraqi heritage Speaker(s): Lamia Al-Gailani Werr // |
Roxy Art House |
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Fri 15 May |
2:00 pm |
SDI Masterclass: James Longley Speaker(s): James Longley // Duration: 3 hours |
Scottish Documentary Institute, Edinburgh College of Art - Main Lecture Theatre |
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Fri 15 May |
5:00 pm |
Lecture: Mesopotamia! The Resilience of an Ancient Civilization Speaker(s): Tony Wilkinson // |
Roxy Art House |
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Fri 15 May |
6:25 pm |
Director: Amer Alwan // Rating: PG // Duration: 76 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Sat 16 May |
9:30 am |
Symposium: Iraq, Resistance, Memory Speaker(s): Sinan Antoon, Saadi Youssef, Gulala Nouri, Hussain al-Mozany, Rasoul Saghir, Betool Kheidari, Kamran Rastegar, Lamia al-Gailani, Stephan Milich, Najde al-Ali, Amal al-Khedairi and Marilyn Booth // Duration: 8 hours |
University of Edinburgh |
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Sat 16 May |
1:30 pm |
Director: Maysoon Pachachi // Rating: PG // Duration: 102 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Sat 16 May |
4:00 pm |
Director: Oday Rasheed // Rating: PG // Duration: 74 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Sat 16 May |
6:00 pm |
Director: Shawkat Amin Korki // Rating: 12A // Duration: 73 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Sat 16 May |
6:00 pm |
Artist(s): Farida and the Iraqi Maqam Ensemble, and the Babylon Arabic Band // |
Roxy Art House |
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Sun 17 May |
11:00 am |
Lecture: Ancient Babylon – Song and Dance and Surprises Speaker(s): Irving Finkel // |
Roxy Art House |
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Sun 17 May |
1:00 pm |
Director: Nick Broomfield // Rating: 15 // Duration: 97 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Sun 17 May |
2:00 pm |
Lecture: The Abbasids, the Porcelain Trade and the Sindbad Stories, Speaker(s): Venetia Porter // |
Roxy Art House |
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Sun 17 May |
4:00 pm |
Director: Bahman Ghobadi // Rating: 15 // Duration: 97 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Sun 17 May |
6:00 pm |
Director: James Longley // Rating: 15 // Duration: 94 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Mon 18 May |
5:45 pm |
Director: Mohamed Al- Daradji // Rating: 15 // Duration: 108 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Mon 18 May |
6:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: Has Iraq Turned a Corner Speaker(s): Panellists will include Khalil Al Mosawi, Maysoon Al Damluji, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and Richard Downes // |
Roxy Art House |
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Tue 19 May |
5:30 pm |
Duration: 2.5 Hours |
MacDonald Road Library |
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Tue 19 May |
6:15 pm |
Director: Layth Abdulamir // Rating: PG // Duration: 53 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Wed 20 May |
6:00 pm |
Director: Kasim Abid // Rating: PG // Duration: 100 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Wed 20 May |
8:20 pm |
Duration: 3.5 hours |
The Forest |
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Thu 21 May |
2:30 pm |
Lecture: Three Baghdadi Sufi Mystics, Their Times, and Their Shrines Speaker(s): Noorah Al-Gailani // |
Roxy Art House |
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Thu 21 May |
5:00 pm |
Independent Film and Television College Baghdad Director: Emad Ali, Ahmed Jabbar, Bahram Al Zuhairi, Mounaf Shaker // Duration: 75 mins (4 documentaries) |
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Thu 21 May |
5:45 pm |
Director: Samir // Rating: PG // Duration: 111 mins |
Filmhouse |
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Sun 24 May |
1:30 pm |
Cameo Double Bill: Meeting Resistance & Full Battle Rattle Director: Steve Connors, Molly Bingham // Tony Gerber, Jesse Moss // Duration: 169 mins (2 films) |
Cameo Cinema |
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Tue 26 May |
6:30 pm |
Afghan Sufi Qawali coming soon! Artist(s): Ahmad Sham Sufi Qawali Group // |
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Thu 2 July - Sun 12 July |
12:00pm - 4:00pm Daily |
Creativity vs Destruction: Stories of Iraqi Art Artist(s): Waafa Bilal, Sama al-Shaibi, Adalet Garmiany, Hana Malallah, Rashad Selim, Maysaloun Faraj, Said Farhan // |
Roxy Art House |