Baghdad Express by Nimer Rashed
A young girl working in her father's Arabic restaurant is forced to decide what comes first: her dreams or her family.
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Maya dreams about going to fashion school while working at her father’s Arabic restaurant in London. But when forced to decide, which will come first: her father or her dream?
Crew
- Nimer Rashed
- Nimer Rashed
- Georgie Weedon & Rose Wicksteed
- Richard Smither
- Stuart Biddlecombe
- Theo Green
- Anna Rice
- Tim Dickel
Cast
Maya
Georgina LeonidasNawaf
Nayef RashedTalal
Riz AhmedInterviewer
Elizabeth GarvieLouise
Erin WilsonJake
Philip James BoothMaya's mother
Alice BrickwoodYoung Maya
Ingrid Biggs
Funded By
UK Film Council and Film London
Selected By
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Festivals & Screenings
BFI London Film Festival, London, 2008
London Short Film Festival, London, 2009
Wood Green International Film Festival, London, 2009
Nashville Film Festival, Nashville, USA, 2009
East End Film Festival, London, 2009
Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle, USA, 2009
Hamburg International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany, 2009
Canary Wharf Film Festival, London, 2009
New Orleans Film Festival, New Orleans, USA, 2009
Awards
Winner, Gold Remi Award, Worldfest Houston International Film Festival, Houston, USA, 2009
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