Iraq in Fragments

Iraq in Fragments
Theatrical poster
Directed byJames Longley
Produced byJohn Sinno
James Longley
CinematographyJames Longley
Edited byBilly McMillin
Fiona Otway
James Longley
Music byJames Longley
Distributed byTypecast Releasing
HBO Documentary Films
Release dates
  • January 21, 2006 (2006-01-21) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • January 21, 2007 (2007-01-21) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesArabic
English
Kurdish

Iraq in Fragments is a documentary film directed by James Longley. Longley shot the film in Digital Video on a Panasonic DVX100 miniDV camcorder. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival where it won three awards: "Directing Award Documentary", "Editing Award Documentary" and "Excellence in Cinematography Award Documentary".[1] The film is also a part of the Iraq Media Action Project film collection. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2] The film was shot in Iraq and edited at 911 Media Arts Center in Seattle. This film has three parts to it which describe the viewpoints of Sunni, Shi'ite, and Kurdish residents.[3]

  1. ^ 2006 Sundance Film Festival Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine sundance.org
  2. ^ "NY Times: Iraq in Fragments". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  3. ^ MacDonald, Moira (2006-02-02). "Films with Seattle ties win Sundance, Slamdance awards". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2011-04-26.