Nice Bombs
Director: Usama Alshaibi
Starring: Usama Alshaibi, Kristie Alshaibi
Year: 2006
Runtime: 76 mins.
Synopsis: In Nice Bombs, filmmaker Usama Alshaibi returns to Baghdad to reunite with his family after nearly 24 years. This documentary navigates through his unique relationship to an Iraq that is much different than the country of his childhood. Usama captures the conflicting reactions to the conditions of life in Baghdad. Through a wide range of opinions and experiences he provides a broad panorama of voices long neglected under Saddam’s regime. His cousin Tareef enters the room upon hearing an explosion. “It’s a bomb. A Nice Bomb,” he explains. The phrase is indicative of his family’s nonchalance about their situation. As one young boy put it, “We’re Iraqis. It’s normal.” With humor and resilience Nice Bombs explores Usama’s dual role as both Iraqi and American. (from official site)
DVD: Released by Cinema Obscura
Official Website: Nice Bombs
Reviews: Variety (Ronnie Scheib)
Pop Matters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Awards: Best Documentary, Chicago Underground Film Festival 2006
Video: Trailer
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