Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji

Born in 1986, the Iraqi director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji is a Berlinale Talents and London Film School alumnus. His MA graduation film “Children of God” (2013) won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Arab Short (Dubai Film Festival) and Best Live Action Short (Seoul Guro). The UK-set “Stray” (2016) premiered in the Competition at London Short Film Festival and toured the world. His debut feature “Hanging Gardens” won the Jury of La Biennale di Venezia Prize at Final Cut (2021).