# 'Homeland (Iraq Year Zero)' #### calendar\_today Date and Time **October 1 - October 2, 2016** All day #### pin\_drop Location **Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA** **The Harvard Film Archive** is pleased to present ***Homeland (Iraq Year Zero)*** by Abbas Fahdel ![Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) poster](/sites/g/files/omnuum9116/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/cmes/files/homeland_flyer_for_web.jpg?itok=gCLPoilA) *Homeland (Iraq Year Zero)* is a riveting home-movie chronicle of life in Iraq before and after the US invasion. Offering all-too-rare images of everyday life in Iraq, the film closely follows extended family members and friends of director Abbas Fahdel as they brace for the long impending attack and then struggle to survive the disastrous consequences of American imperialism. Leaving the invasion itself eerily absent, *Homeland (Iraq Year Zero)* is cleaved into two epic chapters starkly separated by a dark, gaping chasm. *Part 1. Before the Fall* offers a touching portrait of middle-class Iraq, assembled from extended domestic scenes and debates among Baghdad friends and neighbors, as well as a wedding that becomes an emotional centerpiece of the entire film. *Part 2. After the Battle* bravely takes to the street to survey, with shock and unspoken outrage, the ruthless destruction of public and private space wrought by the occupying US forces. Director Abbas Fahdel will be at both screenings. Watch the trailer [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HNwUslrQ1U). *"Homeland* counts among the most essential and urgent documentaries of recent times, required viewing for anyone still unable to understand the US invasion. At times recalling Frederick Wiseman, Fahdel's intrepidly curious yet always unassuming camera patiently gathers intimate moments to assemble a rough-hewn epic of naturalist cinema and a searing, courageous act of testimony." – Haden Guest Special thanks: Emmanuelle Marchand—Consulate General of France, Boston; Mathieu Fournet, Amélie Garin-Davet—Film Office, Cultural Services of the French Embassy, New York; and Jeffrey Ruoff, Dartmouth College. *Saturday, October 1 at 7:00 pm* Abbas Fahdel in conversation with Kennedy Scholar Zena Agha *Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) – Part 1. Before the Fall* Directed by Abbas Fahdel Iraq/France 2015, DCP, color, 160 min. Arabic with English subtitles $12 Special Event Ticket *Sunday, October 2 at 7:00 pm* Abbas Fahdel in person *Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) – Part 2. After the Battle* Directed by Abbas Fahdel Iraq/France 2015, DCP, color, 174 min. Arabic with English subtitles $12 Special Event Tickets Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, (617) 495-4700. Tickets go on sale 45 minutes prior to show time. The HFA does not do advance ticket sales. . **Contact:** [Britanny Gravely](mailto:bgravely@fas.harvard.edu) Save Save Save Save See also:- [ Ad Hoc or Co-Sponsored ](/eventseries/ad-hoc-or-co-sponsored) - [ Film & Visual Art ](/research-field/film-visual-art) - [ Iraq ](/research-region/iraq) - [ 2016-17 ](/academic-year/2016-17) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/node/905157/event-feed.ics) Copy link link