Mohamed Al Daradji

Mohamed Al-Daradji (born 6 August 1978, Baghdad) is an Iraqi filmmaker, writer, producer, and founder of the Iraqi Independent Film Center. He studied in Baghdad and Hilversum, the Netherlands, before completing master's degrees in Cinematography and Directing at the Northern Film School in Leeds, United Kingdom. Al-Daradji made his feature-film debut with Ahlaam (2006), which screened at more than 125 international…