Iraq in Fragments Film Opening in Bay Area November 10, 2006

Iraq in Fragments
Opens Friday, November 10, 2006, in Bay Area for ONE WEEK ONLY!

Landmark’s Opera Plaza Theatre– 601 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, (415) 267-4893
Tickets are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 seniors and children
Showtimes (valid 11/10 – 11/16): Fri-Thu 1:45 4:15 6:45 9:10
For more information visit: http://www.landmarktheatres.com
Advance ticket purchase at: http://www.moviefone.com and at theatre box office.

Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas– 2230 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, (510) 464-5980
Tickets are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 seniors and children
Showtimes (valid 11/10 – 11/16): Fri-Thu at 2:30 5:00 7:20 10:00
For more information visit: http://www.landmarktheatres.com
Advance ticket purchase at: http://www.moviefone.com and at theatre box office.



Official film site: http://www.iraqinfragments.com

An opus in three parts, Iraq In Fragments offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcome the US presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied.

American director James Longley (Gaza Strip, 2002) spent more than two years filming in Iraq to create this stunningly photographed, poetically rendered documentary of the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds. Winner of three awards at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, as well as many other international film prizes!

"Fascinating."—NEWSWEEK

"Stunningly beautiful!"—MICHAEL MOORE

"Astonishing, both in its beauty and its breadth..."—THE GUARDIAN

"An Iraq that you haven't likely seen before…”—NEW YORK MAGAZINE

FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Official Selection — San Francisco International Film Festival
Best Documentary Director — Sundance Film Festival
Best Documentary Cinematography — Sundance Film Festival
Best Documentary Editing — Sundance Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize Best Documentary — Full Frame Film Festival
Gold Hugo Best Documentary — Chicago Film Festival
Fipresci Jury Prize—Thessaloniki Film Festival
Nestor Almendros Award— Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Official Website: http://www.landmarktheatres.com