Hadi Mahood
About myself
Hadi Mahood studied film direction at the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad and at Baghdad University. He made several films in Iraq in the 1980s. Between 1988 and 1990, he worked as an assistant director in the Department of Film Production at Baghdad Television. In 1991, he fled persecution in Iraq and worked with the Iraqi Opposition radio in Saudi Arabia. He also directed a segment of the UN Media Peace Award-winning documentary series, Dying to Leave. Since completing Iraq, My Country Hadi has returned to Samawa.



Hadi Mahood

Dec 04, 2007
First Day of School
An excited young Iraqi boy walking on his first day to school.
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Hadi Mahood

Dec 04, 2007
Geimar
Iraqi women make Geimar, a milk desert, and take it to town to sell.



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Dec 04, 2007
Homeless
An Iraqi family living in a ruined brick house because their house was ...



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Dec 04, 2007
Oil Smuggling
Oil smugglers use tankers with false compartments to get the oil out of ...



Hadi Mahood

Dec 04, 2007
Baghdadi Taylor
After being forced out of Baghdad for sectarian reasons, a tailor opens ...



Hadi Mahood

Dec 05, 2007
Art Show
Dignitaries visiting an art show.



Hadi Mahood

Dec 05, 2007
Burial in Nasiriya
A traditional Shiite burial, with singing and chanting.
November 2007



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Dec 05, 2007
Dolma
Sleep or eat? Tough questions for a two-year-old.
November 2007



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Dec 05, 2007
Theatre in Samawa
Excerpts from a play performed in Samawa. November 2007



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Dec 05, 2007
Wedding in Nakrat Salman
Singing and dancing from a traditional wedding in Nakrat Salman. Nov ...



Hadi Mahood

Dec 08, 2007
The Funny Men
A few friends sitting around telling jokes.
November 2007



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Dec 08, 2007
Samawa Newspaper
A story about how a small independent newspaper in the Iraqi town of Sa ...



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Dec 08, 2007
Falafel
Falafel, a popular and cheap dish made of beans, were introduced to Ir ...



Hadi Mahood

Dec 12, 2007
Iraq, My Country
Hadi Mahood fled persecution in Iraq in 1991 and settled in Melbourne, ...



Asad AL Alwan

Dec 20, 2007
DarDoor
A man become paranoid and schitzophrenic in the aftermath of war.



Hadi

Dec 22, 2007
Bourak
Simple, tasty and just a bit fattening!! Perfect Iraqi dish for people ...



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Dec 22, 2007
Building
Many Iraqis, even educated ones, are forced to work as laborers at less ...



Hadi

Dec 22, 2007
English Class
Living in Australia is the reason I speak English so well. But in Iraq, ...



Hadi

Jan 04, 2008
Southern Rituals
In the south of Iraq, where I'm from, you'll see all kinds of rituals r ...



Hadi Mahood

Jan 05, 2008
Ambulance Driver
Driving an ambulance in the middle of a war zone must be terribly frigh ...



Hadi Mahood

Jan 12, 2008
Kubba Burghol
Crushed wheat and some meat stuffed inside... deeeeeelicious!



Hadi Mahood

Jan 12, 2008
Umbrella Maker
I met this engineer soon after he left Baghdad. In his own way he is br ...