Forget Baghdad, an intriguing but rambling documentary written, directed and narrated by a Muslim filmmaker from Iraq living in exile in Switzerland, focuses on the dual identity of Iraqi Jews in Israel.
The film, scheduled for a free screening at the Carlton Cinema in Toronto on Nov. 3 at 6:00 p.m, is part of “Spotlight on Muslim and Arab Women’s Stories,” presented by Ryerson University and the International Diaspora Film Festival and runs Nov.3 to 6.
Concentrating on four Jews who were forced to leave Iraq in the 1950s and have resided in Israel since then, Forget Baghdad makes the point that while they were regarded as Jews in Iraq, they were perceived as Arabs in Israel. As a result, they were caught between two completely different worlds.
The 111-minute movie was selected by Ella Shohat, a Jew of Iraqi origin who grew up in Israel. Now a professor of cultural studies at New York University, she is the
author of Israeli Cinema: East/West and the Politics of Representation. more>>
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