Iconic photographer Latif al-Ani travels across Iraq to find the people and places he took photos of before the wars.
Iconic photographer Latif al-Ani travels across Iraq to find the people and places he took photos of before the wars. Acclaimed photographer Latif al-Ani, born in Baghdad in 1932, is known as the father of Iraqi photography. As the official photographer for presidents and the Iraqi Petroleum Company, his portfolio forms a unique visual archive of Iraq during its heyday from the 1950s to 1970s. His photos capture the abundance and complexity of a modern and cosmopolitan nation living in peace and harmony. But when Saddam Hussein rose to power, al-Ani stopped taking photos. After decades of war, al-Ani travels across Iraq with his photographs in search of the remnants of his beautiful country.
Sahim Omar Kalifa
Director
Jurgen Buedts
Director
A Hologram for the King58%
The Bang Bang Club65%
The Pirates of Somalia68%
Two Tars67%
The Way Way Back71%
Jarhead66%
Lee69%
Nude93%
Ashes and Snow72%
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus61%
Moonrise Kingdom76%
The Hot Spot62%
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay63%
The Cameraman78%
Wait Until Dark73%
My Girl74%
High Art61%
The Gods Must Be Crazy72%
Everybody’s Everything84%
The Lucky One71%
