In The Shadow Of The Palms

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In The Shadow Of The Palms
In The Shadow Of The Palms

In the Shadow of the Palms, the only documentary filmed in Iraq prior to, during and after the fall of Saddam Hussein. It documents the changes in Iraqi society, and the lives of ordinary Iraqis by focusing on a cross-section of individuals.

With audiences skeptical of stereotypical and Embedded reports, In the Shadow of the Palms, presents audiences with a window into the everyday realities for the diverse individuals living through this controversial war.

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[edit] Synopsis

As the world is engulfed in a storm of propaganda, In The Shadow Of The Palms captures a very different reality in Iraq. The film documents how life really is for the society and people living under twelve years of sanctions and the Saddam regime.

When the inevitability of the US-led conflict increased and people across the globe protested against this highly controversial war, In The Shadow Of The Palms recorded the changes in the lives of the Iraqi people by focusing on a cross-section of individuals representative of the broader Iraqi community.

The film follows these individuals as they prepare for the coalition war against them, continuing to tell their stories as they became the target for tens of thousands of coalition cruise missiles and guided bombs. Living and filming with ordinary Iraqis, the film observed first hand the devastating effects of the extensive bombing campaign on the lives of civilians.

This documentary gives the viewer an intimate, character-based insight into Iraqi society, as the war takes the “cradle of civilization” towards what is increasing being considered “year zero”.

Director Wayne Coles-Janess spent months in Baghdad, filming during an exceptional period in World history.

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[edit] Festival Awards

  • Audience Award - Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival [1]
  • Honourable Mention - Bangkok International Film Festival [2]
  • Best Documentary - Tiburon International Film Festival 2006 [3]
  • Independent Spirit Award- Lexus Inside Film (IF) Awards [4]
  • Best Feature Documentary Nomination - Lexus Inside Film (IF) Awards [5]
  • Best Documentary - Anchorage International Film Festival [6]
  • Best Documentary – Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival [7]
  • Special Mention - Cine India International Film Festival/Indian Cine Film Festival (March 2007) [8]


[edit] Official Selection and Invitations
  • 1. Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2005 (Oct 7-13 2005) [9]
  • 2. The 18th Singapore International Film festival (14-30 April 2005) [10]
  • 3. The 20th International Munich Documentary Film Festival (6-14 May 2005) [11]
  • 4. The 7th Amnesty International Film Festival Amsterdam (9-13 March 2005) [12]
  • 5. The Commonwealth Film Festival – England (May 2005) [13]
  • 6. The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television (4-19 March 2005) [14]
  • 7. Revelation - Perth International Film Festival (July 2005) [15]
  • 8. Arab Film Festival – Rotterdam (1-5 June 2005) [16]
  • 9. CinÈ Droit Libre Festival - Burkina Faso [17]
  • 10. Lucania Film Festival – Italy (August 2005) [18]
  • 11. Bonner Kinemathek Festival – “New Orient” Film Festival - Germany (July 2005) [19]
  • 12. Brooklyn International Film Festival (June 2-11 2006) [20]
  • 13 New Zealand Int’l Film Festival (Sept-Oct 2005) [21]
  • 14. International Film Festival of India (Oct-Nov 2005) [22]
  • 15. AMAL Arab Film Festival – Spain (Oct 2005) [23]
  • 16. Cinemanila – Philippines (12-25 Oct 2005) [24]
  • 17. Bonner Kinmathetik – Germany (Nov 2005) [25]
  • 18. Artechock Film Festival Screening (Nov 2005) [26]
  • 19. Chennai International Film Festival - India (Dec 2005) [27]
  • 20. Fajr International Film Festival – Iran [28]
  • 21. Tiburon International Film Festival [29]
  • 22. Bangkok International Film Festival [30]
  • 23. Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (March 2006) [31]
  • 24. London Australian Film Festival (2-12 March 2006) [32]
  • 25. ZagrebDox International Film Festival – Croatia (21-26 Feb 2005) [33]
  • 26. International relations film festival - Wellesley College in Boston – Massachusetts
  • 27. Ankara International Film Festival (16-26 March 2006) [34]
  • 28. It’s all True Film Festival – Brazil (25 March-2 April 2006) [35]
  • 29. DocuFest – Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival (25-29 August 2005) [36]
  • 30. Winnipeg International Film Festival – Canada (June 8-11 2006) [37]
  • 31. Anchorage Film Festival – Alaska (Dec 1-10 2006) [38]
  • 32. Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (21 Sept- 5 Oct 2006) [39]
  • 33. Rhode Island International Film Festival (8-13 August 2006) [40]
  • 34. Kansas International Film Festival [41]
  • 35. Australian International Film Festival [42]
  • 36 Hot Springs International Film Festival [43]
  • 37 Istanbul International Documentary Film Festival [44]
  • 38. International festival of Audiovisual programs [45]
  • 39. Bogotá Film Festival - Festival de cine Bogotá - Colombia [46]
  • 40. Cine India International Film Festival/Indian Cine Film Festival (March 2007) – Special Mention [47]
  • 41 Hyderabad International Film Festival (March 2007) [48]

[edit] Coverage

AUSTRALIA

NATIONAL

  • 60 Minutes – Inside Baghdad (2003) [49]
  • ABC Television – At the Movies Wed 10pm, Sun 6pm 10 MAY 2006 [50]
  • Enhance TV ISP study guide [51]
  • Inside Film Magazine February 2006 - COVER-STORY (Not available online)
  • The Big Issue - Ghita Loebenstein 4.5 Stars May-June 2006 Movie Review (Not available online)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

  • Sunday Mail July 30, 2006 -Movie Review - Kirsten Heysen (Not available online)
  • The Advertiser - Movie Review - Stan James Stars 3.5 JULY 29 2006 (Not available online)

MELBOURNE

  • The Age Movie Review - Tom Ryan - May 2 2006 [52]
  • The Age - Phillippa Hawker Review 3.5 Stars - May 4 2006 (Not available online)
  • The Age - Jim Schembri Brief Review (Not available online)
  • Herald Sun Leigh Paatsch (4 May 2006) (Not available online)
  • The AGE by Larry Schwartz: - September 30 2004 "This isn't Liberation" [53]

QUEENSLAND

  • The Courier-Mail April 28 2006 - Des Partridge [54]
  • Time Off Wednesday - The Westender [55]
  • LifeSource – QCA - Documentary sheds light on the real Iraq by Helen Kassila

SYDNEY

  • FILMINK - September 2006 - Luke Buckmaster (Not available online)
  • SMH - Syndey Morning Herald - Paul Byrnes October 5 2006 3 Starts
  • The Canberra Times - Movie Review Jane Freebury October 21 - 2006

INTERNATIONAL

  • Metro Magazine July 2006 - Australia and NZ - Cynthia Karena
  • Variety Magazine by Richard Kuipers: USA [56]
  • Channel NewsAsia by Joanne Leow - SINGAPORE [57]
  • Cinematrix [58]
  • Quickseek [59]
  • Futuremovies [60]
  • Kansascity [61]
  • Notes From Hollywood [62]
  • Indymedia [63]
  • Sarangbang [64]
  • Rotten Tomatoes [65]
  • IMDB [66]

SPAIN

TURKEY

  • Vatan Gazete - by: Tugrul Tunaligil 19 October 2006
  • CNN-Turk - Interview Mithat Bereket with Wayne Coles-Janess [71]
  • Evrensel [72]
  • NTVMSNBC [73]
  • Electronic Gazete [74]
  • Pusula TV - by: Gizem Yarbil - 16-10-2006 (Eng. Version) [75] - by: Gizem Yarbil - 16-10-2006 [76]

BRAZIL

  • UOL Cinema - Movie Review 13/12/2006 by Da RedaÁ„o [77]
  • Brpress; Arts, Culture & Entertainment - Movie Review 8/12/2006 by S„o Paulo [78]
  • Encontros SESC Videobrasil - SESC Videobrasil meetings 06 - December: Wayne Coles-Janess [79]cd_entidade=482542&cd_idioma=18535

INDIA

  • The Hindu – Tuesday March 27, 2007 [80]
  • Melbourne Inymedia - Wednesday March 21, 2007 [81]

[edit] Allied projects

Two projects are being run as a result of the war and related to the film:

  1. "Liberty" -- a Residence Solution for a Family that appears in the Film and are now Stateless as a result of the War. Ipso-facto productions has been communicating with the Red Cross and the UNHCR.
  2. "Amer" -- financially supporting the Rehabilitation of the hearing impaired 5 year old Amer. Ipso-facto productions sponsors the costs of rehabilitation for Amer in France and Amman.

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