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A press release for the film "Voices of Iraq" arrived in my email inbox today. To make this film, 150 handheld video cameras were distributed to Iraqis, who interviewed family, friends and neighbors to give a first-person account of life in Iraq. Eleana Gordon of the FDD was invited to a pre-screening last week and made this comment: "The film's powerful stories made a deep impression on the audience -- a daughter interviews her mother about how she prepared for torture under Saddam by burning herself with cigarettes; police trainees film each other and vociferously disagree over whether life is better now or under Saddam; a boy asks his mother "what is democracy?"; university students celebrate their graduation; and young women survey the men around them about women's rights. These are just some of the glimpses into Iraqi society offered by this moving documentary, which reveals a portrait of present day Iraq that is complex and human in a way that the news coverage is unable to convey. It is a must see for any one who wants to understand present-day Iraq." The film will be shown in Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Dallas, St. Louis, Madison, Wis., San Francisco, San Diego, New Orleans and Minneapolis starting this Friday, Oct. 29th.From the press release and reviews I've seen this film is not a propaganda piece for any one point of view. Over 2000 citizens of Iraq, from all across their country, were involved in the filming and directing of this movie. Previews and video clips are available for viewing at Voices of Iraq web page.
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