When Iraq looks at itself, what does it see?

America has had almost no insight into the thoughts of the average Iraqi citizen.....until now.

In this sometimes surprising, often chaotic journey, join a collective of Iraqi filmmakers as they visit with cab drivers and orphans, mental patients and poets, in a search for truth, beauty, and the meaning of modern life in Iraq.

Dreams of Sparrows follows first time Iraqi director Hayder Mousa Daffar and his team of contributing directors as they share their vision of life in Baghdad, post war and pre-reconstruction. It is Daffar's attempt to reconcile the conflicting points of view among Iraqis regarding the war, Saddam Hussein, and the occupation, the process of which ultimately changes him and his crew irrevocably.

After the capture of Saddam, Daffar's search for the truth takes him through all walks of life in Iraq, into the arts and culture of Baghdad, drawing the viewer into powerful encounters with Iraqi painters, writers and filmmakers. As the film continues, the interviews veer towards the politics of occupation and resistance, concluding with the battle over Fallujah and the devastating death of one of the crew members. In somber self interviews made following the production, the filmmakers reveal the dramatic changes in their beliefs caused not only by the situation in Iraq, but also by the process of documenting it.

This movie is the first feature documentary project from the IraqEye Group, a collaboration between American producers and Iraqi filmmakers with the goal of revitalizing Iraqi cinema within the international cinema community.

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