Interview with Maythem Ridha, director of Ali and His Miracle Sheep
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Maythem-Ridha-director-of-Ali-and-His-Miracle-Sheep
Guided by his grandmother’s haunting Sumerian lament, 9-year-old orphaned mute Ali takes his favourite sheep for sacrifice. Over a 400km journey they bear witness to the beauty and unravel the ills of Iraq. Can both boy and sheep survive the hardship and accept their fate? A lyrical tale about the loss of childhood against the harsh realities of adult life. How did you come across Ali and learn about his fate? In 2018, I was shooting in Iraq an ongoing film and photography passion project (...) #Clermont_FF