Hometown Baghdad...Like Jimi Hendrix, We Will Choose How We Live

[madfloridian]

Run time: 05:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzw2rfMpW5o   Posted on YouTube: June 19, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: July 15, 2007 By DU Member: madfloridian Views on DU: 600

 
From the Hometown Baghdad series.

Final episode...we will choose how we live.

The nearly four dozen episodes of Hometown Baghdad that have been released over recent months have allowed viewers to follow the lives of four "normal" young Iraqi men.

They've expressed mixed feeling about the presence of US forces at times, questioning whether it things better or worse, though on the whole they've remained somewhat apolitical--just trying to lead as normal life as possible amidst the chaos of Baghdad.

As filming for the series was winding to a close, tragedy struck Ausama's family--US forces shot his uncle Ni'met while he was driving through central Baghdad on his way to the market. Ausama's family allowed Hometown Baghdad's crew to continue filming as they struggled to cope with the tragedy.

Here is a website with comments by and to Adel, who has done the videos.

Hometown Baghdad final episode

A moving quote:

it has been only a few months since we shot this video and I can’t believe how much worse it has got.
anyways allow me to say a few things,

I am honored to had the chance to participate in such a project.

I would like to thank the brave Iraqi crew for everything.. the talented Ziad turkey, nizar and fady hadid who is a great guy.

And a response in the comments:

“I can’t choose the way I die, but I am going to choose the way I live”

You can view all videos in the series here.

http://www.youtube.com/chattheplanet

[madfloridian]

1. More about the uncle mentioned in video who was killed by the US

http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3211

Video and article. Very sad.

The family was trying to cooperate with the US. They sound like a kind family. Stoic.

[GliderGuider]

2. Kick

I watched them all. They tell a compelling story.
Highly recommeded.