Baghdad Filmschool - How to survive as an independent filmmaker in Iraq

Art Academy

Half of our time here in Baghdad is not spend on filming, but is spend in the car. Baghdad is one of the worst cases of traffic control. On a normal day you spend at least a few hours getting stuck in a traffic jam. Traffic jams always occur at unexpected places and times of the day. Our driver says it is because of the roadblocks and the convoys, which is true. Whenever there is a serious road block, you know that you will be stuck in you car waiting for the next hour or so.

Today we went to Baghdad University to film at the Art Academy where we filmed with two of our students, Sagha and Mohammed.