My father, Nour and I

Wiam Al-Zabari / Documentary / 2023 / 57'
Movies that Matter, 2023 - Dutch Movies Matter
Nederlands Film Festival, 2023 - Best Short Documentary
Movies that Matter, 2023 - Dutch Movies Matter
Nederlands Film Festival, 2023 - Best Short Documentary

After twenty years, filmmaker Wiam Al-Zabari asks his father to open up about their past for the first time. Why did they flee Iraq and why did they never talked about it? Can he let go of the past and finally embrace a future in the Netherlands?

Partners

Broadcaster
EOdocs
Co-producer
Een van de jongens
Development financed by
Mediafund, VSB Fund
Financed by
Mediafund, VSB Fund

Credits

Director
Wiam Al-Zabari
DOP
Niels van Koevorden, Jefrim Rothuizen, Wiam Al-Zabari
Editor
Augustine Huijsser, Wiam Al-Zabari, Renko Douze
Sound
Tim van Peppen, Gideon Bijlsma
Sound design & mixage
Jacob Oostra
Composer
Arsheeds (Alaa & Haian)

Festivals

Movies that Matter, 2023
Nederlands Film Festival, 2023

Awards / Nominations

Movies that Matter, 2023 - Dutch Movies Matter
Nederlands Film Festival, 2023 - Best Short Documentary