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My Father, Nour and I
My Father, Nour and I

Twenty years ago, filmmaker Wiam Al-Zabari fled Baghdad in the middle of the night with his family. His father was waiting for them in the Netherlands. Ever since then, no one in the family has spoken about it. Now that Wiam is a father himself, he is confronted with his past life in Iraq. This raises questions. Why did they have to flee in the first place? And what are the repercussions of the escape from Iraq and their arrival in the Netherlands? To find out, Wiam breaks the silence for the first time and starts talking to his family. Can he let go of the past to embrace a future in the Netherlands?

  • Director: Wiam Al-Zabari
  • Camera: Niels van Koevorden, Jefrim Rothuizen, Wiam Al-Zabari
  • Sound: Tim van Peppen, Gideon Bijlsma
  • Editor: Augustine Huijsser, Wiam Al-Zabari, Renko Douze
  • Line producer: Merle Bemelmans, Britte Hermans, Lieke van den Ouwelant, Babet Touw & Nazima Mintjes
  • Producers: Iris Lammertsma & Boudewijn Koole (Witfilm), Renko Douze & Hasse van Nunen (Een van de jongens)
  • Impact producer: Hasse van Nunen
     
  • Broadcaster: EO
  • Length: 60'
  • Status: the film will have its premiere at Movies that Matter and will be screened on June 1st at 22.18 (NPO 2)
  • Supported by Mediafonds and VSB Fonds

Screenings

Movies That Matter 
Nederlands Film Festival 
DOK Leipzig
DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival

Awards:

  • winner Gouden Kalf Best Short Documentary, Netherlands Film Festival, 2023, Utrecht
  • winner DDG Award Short Documentary, 2024


​The film is traveling across the country to offer people the possibility to share their own war stories. Want to know more about the My Father, Nour & I impact campaign ? Go to this page.

My Father, Nour and I

Twenty years ago, filmmaker Wiam Al-Zabari fled Baghdad in the middle of the night with his family. His father was waiting for them in the Netherlands. Ever since then, no one in the family has spoken about it. Now that Wiam is a father himself, he is confronted with his past life in Iraq. This raises questions. Why did they have to flee in the first place? And what are the repercussions of the escape from Iraq and their arrival in the Netherlands? To find out, Wiam breaks the silence for the first time and starts talking to his family. Can he let go of the past to embrace a future in the Netherlands?

  • Director: Wiam Al-Zabari
  • Camera: Niels van Koevorden, Jefrim Rothuizen, Wiam Al-Zabari
  • Sound: Tim van Peppen, Gideon Bijlsma
  • Editor: Augustine Huijsser, Wiam Al-Zabari, Renko Douze
  • Line producer: Merle Bemelmans, Britte Hermans, Lieke van den Ouwelant, Babet Touw & Nazima Mintjes
  • Producers: Iris Lammertsma & Boudewijn Koole (Witfilm), Renko Douze & Hasse van Nunen (Een van de jongens)
  • Impact producer: Hasse van Nunen
     
  • Broadcaster: EO
  • Length: 60'
  • Status: the film will have its premiere at Movies that Matter and will be screened on June 1st at 22.18 (NPO 2)
  • Supported by Mediafonds and VSB Fonds

Screenings

Movies That Matter 
Nederlands Film Festival 
DOK Leipzig
DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival

Awards:

  • winner Gouden Kalf Best Short Documentary, Netherlands Film Festival, 2023, Utrecht
  • winner DDG Award Short Documentary, 2024


​The film is traveling across the country to offer people the possibility to share their own war stories. Want to know more about the My Father, Nour & I impact campaign ? Go to this page.