The Liberace of Baghdad [SEP] director
The Liberace of Baghdad
The Liberace of Baghdad is a 2005 British documentary film by filmmaker Sean McAllister focusing on the life and music of Iraqi pianist Samir Peter and his family in wartime Baghdad. The film received a 2005 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury award as well as the 2005 British Independent Film Award for Best British Documentary. Samir Peter previously appeared in the 2004 documentary "Voices of Iraq".
See also.
- "Voices of Iraq"
External links.
- Official website for Sean McAllister
Screenwriting Award – Noah Baumbach for "The Squid and the Whale"
- World Cinema Jury Prize Documentary – "Shape of the Moon"
- World Cinema Jury Prize Dramatic – "The Hero"
- World Cinema Audience Award Dramatic – "Brothers"
- World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary – "The Liberace of Baghdad"
- World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary – "Wall"
- World Cinema Special Jury Prize Dramatic – "The Forest For the Trees"
- World Cinema Special Jury Prize