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Nice
Bombs
by
Usama Alshaibi
MY JOURNEY
BACK TO IRAQ
Nice Bombs shows filmmaker
Usama Alshaibi as he returns to Baghdad to reunite with his family after
nearly 24 years. This documentary navigates through his unique relationship to
an Iraq that is much different than the country of his childhood.
Usama captures the conflicting reactions to the conditions of life in Baghdad.
Through a wide range of opinions and experiences he provides a broad panorama of
voices long neglected under Saddam’s regime.
His cousin Tareef enters the room upon hearing an explosion. “It’s a bomb. A
Nice Bomb,” he explains. The phrase is indicative of his family’s nonchalance
about their situation. As one young boy put it, “We’re Iraqis. It’s normal.”
With humor and resilience Nice Bombs explores Usama’s dual role as both Iraqi
and American.
• Usama Alshaibi US/IQ Nice Bombs
92 min, DV, 2006
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