Broken Record (Qawana) (75 min, 2013)
In search of a lost Turkman song sung by her mother, the filmmaker embarks on a sprawling journey through post-war Iraq, where she retraces her mother's steps, navigates transformed landscapes, and confronts loss.
Aisha (Surviving) (16mm, 32 min, 2000)
Blending fiction, autofiction and documentary, Aisha (Surviving) follows the story of two Arab women -- an American filmmaker and her exotic subject -- to explore the fragmented psyche of an immigrant woman confronting cultural dissonance, patriarchy, estrangement, and her own desire.
Atash (Thirst) (12 min, 1995)
A story within a story, Atash (Thirst) begins with a male narrator telling the tale of two lovers and fatal madness, until his authority is interrupted by a female voice who recounts her own story of desire and madness.
(10 min, 16mm, 1995)
(10 min, 16mm, 1995)
Baghdaddiyat
3-channel installation commissioned by Arab Image Foundation, inspired by archival postcards from circa 1900 and created through personal archives filmed in Iraq 2009-2013. (on loop, 3-channel installation, 2019)
Rasta's Paradise
An exploration of Rastafarianism through music, performance, interviews and improvisation, filmed entirely in Ethiopia.
(50 min, 2009)
(50 min, 2009)