Homeland (Iraq Year Zero)

"Homeland (Iraq Year Zero)" is a personal documentary chronicling director Abbas Fahdel's Iraqi family before and after the 2003 US invasion. It focuses on intimate, unfiltered human experiences of war's devastation—optimism turning to chaos, loss, and survival—without narration or overt political agendas. Minimal progressive messaging; anti-war perspective from an Iraqi viewpoint emphasizes universal suffering over identity politics, social justice, or diversity advocacy. Storytelling through raw footage takes precedence.