In November 2015, Iraq-focused documentary, "Whose Peace will it Be?" travelled to London for the first time, as part of a screening held art London's P21 gallery. Directed by Belgian film director, Luc Pien, the film creates a space in which Iraqis discuss what has been done to their country, and what the future ahead beholds. Interviewees are not only Iraqi, but also members of the European public, civil servants, former United Nations staff — voices the film shuttles between.
The film achieves what few documentaries before have, letting Iraqis tell their own story and express their wants, without censorship. The film casts a greater light on not only the past, but also current developments, including the rise of ISIS. Instead of distilling events, the perspectives woven into the film, challenges narratives uncritically accepted by the masses. The film is not intended to speak to politicians or policy makers, but to audiences hungry for a human perspective, from idivudals those whose lives are still dictated by events ‘back home’.
The film achieves what few documentaries before have, letting Iraqis tell their own story and express their wants, without censorship. The film casts a greater light on not only the past, but also current developments, including the rise of ISIS. Instead of distilling events, the perspectives woven into the film, challenges narratives uncritically accepted by the masses. The film is not intended to speak to politicians or policy makers, but to audiences hungry for a human perspective, from idivudals those whose lives are still dictated by events ‘back home’.
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