MOSUL MY HOME
Director: ADALET R. GARMIANY
IRAQ
2021, 62
For many of us, when we first hear the name Mosul City, we immediately think of the brutal reign of the so-called ‘Islamic State,’ of humanitarian crisis, devastation and slow recovery. However, this film tells the story of Mosul beyond these stereotypes, examining the aftermath of war, the environment of the city and its communal places, as well as the once thriving energy of the city and its multi-ethnic inhabitants.
Screenings / Awards:
1- MIFF Moscow Inter FF 2021 (Russia)
Moscow-International-Film-Festival
2- Golden Apricot International Film Festival. 2021 (Armenia)
https://www.gaiff.am/films/2021/mosul-my-home
3- Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2021, (Philippine)
https://cinemalaya.org/mosul-my-home/
4- 5th Yalta International Film Festival October 22-26-2021 (Russia)
5- Kinolitopys | 17 Kyiv International Film Festival, 2021 (Ukraine)
https://kinolitopys.com.ua/en/
6- Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF) 2022 (Moldova)
http://serbestfestival.com/ (Sami-Final)
7- Giff Global Indie Film Fest, 2023 (Glasgow, UK)
http://gifilmfest.com/mosul-my-home
8- Lion International Film Festival 2023 (Italy)
https://filmfreeway.com/LionInternationalFilmFestival
9– Mars International Film Festival 2023 (Marseille, France)9- Mars International https://marsinternationalfilmfestival.com/
10– Venus Community Awards Organised by the International Cinema Community. 2023, (
https://communityofcinema.com/home
11- 10th ARFF Around International Awards 2023, Barcelona, Spain
https://aroundfilms.com/
12– Purple Sky International Film Festival, 2023 (Humburg, Germany)
https://purpleskyinternationalfilmfestival.com/
13- The Prague International Film Festival 2023
https://pragueintfilmfestival.com/
14- The Colossus International Film Festival 2024 (Paris, France)
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15 – The Andromeda Film Festival, 2024, (Turkey)
https://communityofcinema.com/andromeda-film-festival
16- The David International Film Festival, 2024 (USA/Turkey)
https://davidfilmfestival.yolasite.com/
17 – The TCA, Tabriz Cinema Film, 2024 (Tabriz, Iran) https://filmfreeway.com/TabrizCinemaAwards
Awards:
1- Winner: NETPAC Award 2021 (Moscow, Russia)
2- Winner: NETPAC Award 2021 (Philippine)
3- Winner: Special Prize of the Jury 2021 (Russia)
4- Winner: Bronze Award 2023 (Glasgow, UK)
5- Winner: Award Winner 2023 (Istanbul, Turkey)
6- Winner: Award winner, The Best Feature Film 2023 (Prague, Czech Republic)
7- Winner: Award winner, The Best Feature Film 2024 (Paris, France)
8- Winner: ARFF Barcelona, Best Feature Film (Barcelona, Spain)
9- Winner: Purple Sky IFF, Best Feature Documentary Nov 2023 (Hamburg, Germany)
10- Winner: The Colossus IFF, The Best Feature Film 2024, (Paris, France)
11- Winner: David FF, Best Documentary Film, 2024 (Turkey)
12- Winner: Andromeda FF, The Best Documentary Film, 2024 (Turkey)
13- Winner: Tabriz TCA, The Best Documentary Film, 2024 (Tabriz, Iran)
Press:
A Review of Adalet R. Garmiany’s Award-Winning Film – By Catherine Filloux “Brandeis University”
https://www.brandeis.edu/
About NETPAC: Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema
https://www.netpacasia.org/impact
Mosul My Home by Adalet R. Garmiany, which won the NETPAC Jury Prize at the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival in April 2021. Nina Kochelyaeva, Russian NETPAC jury member, says, “All selected films were of very high quality and told stories that would have touched the heart of every viewer. But, despite the wide selection of feature films, the jury unanimously gave preference to the documentary MOSUL, MY HOME. This artistically outstanding work uses techniques invented by the author to create additional energy for the film. Following the hero’s feet, plunging into the shadow of his image on the wall, contemplating the once prosperous, but now almost destroyed shrines, the viewer, on the one hand, touches upon the former greatness of Mosul, and on the other, realizes the monstrous consequences of the war. This documentary journey is filled with love and compassion for its city and is an eloquent manifestation of the power of art, memory and humanity.” The film is the directorial debut of Garmiany, a Sufi Dervish and an experimental artist originally from Iraqi Kurdistan.
