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                  Meet  Dr SAAiB GHAzi

                                          - an outstanding Iraqi Canadian Filmmaker



                                   He is a man of many talents – he writes and makes   PhD in cinema and have worked as a producer-
                                   films, in addition to his other activities – sharing   director for many channels since 1993. I started
                                   his  passion  for  the  7the  art,  the  cinema,  with   with Iraq TV and then moved on to work for the
                                   students both in Iraq and elsewhere. If you have   Aljazeera network based in Qatar, the Al Hurra
                                   a chance to meet Dr Ghazi the first thing you will   channel (USA), Dubai TV, and the art channel
                                   notice is that he has a big and generous heart. You   Baghdad  Bureau.  Also,  I  worked  as  operation
                                   can feel in his films his kindness and empathy.   manager  in  CNBC  Arabia  (based  in  Dubai
                                   He has made many films, some of which you can   Media City).  Now I  am  living  in Canada,  and
                                   watch on Youtube, and he continues to do so. Look   I still work as a producer for Arabic television
                                   for them, and take your time watching them, they   overseas.  In  Canada,  I  directed  an  Indian
                                   are worth it – and worth watching again. We were   movie  (Punch  Panchangam  Pariharam)  and
                                   lucky to meet this highly articulate man and ask   documentaries  (Foolish  Decisions,  Archipelago,
                                   him about his art.                     Ukrainian Plane Tragedy, House of Mercy, Our
                                                                          Beloved and The Other).
                                   You  are  a  filmmaker  and  a  writer  from  Iraq,
                                   living in Canada. Could you tell us a little about   I also worked as a lecturer at the College of Arts
                                   yourself, especially your background in art, and   /  Media  Department  at  Qatar  University,  the
                                   your art?                              Institute of Fine Arts / Cinema Department. in
                                   I’m an Iraqi-Canadian filmmaker, TV producer   Baghdad and as a trainer at the Aljazeera Media
                                   and  video  creator.  My  passion  for  storytelling   Training & Development Institute.
                                   began in my homeland Iraq and has since evolved
                                   into a mission to explore themes of identity and   I created the Cinema Festival in 1996 through
                                   belonging  through  my  production.  I  have  a   my TV program An Appointment with the Iraqi


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