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Irag In Fragments Captures Top Honors in Feature Category

Dec 12, 2006 8:00 AM

Iraq In Fragments took top honors in the feature-length competition at the 2006 International Documentary Association (IDA) Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards Gala at the Directors Guild of America Theatre.

James Longley’s documentary offers a series of intimate portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; and a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the U.S. presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied.

“These awards are presented to individuals who have earned the respect of their peers for their extraordinary achievements,” says IDA President Diane estelle Vicari. “We believe they are the history of our times, and the conscience and soul of our global community. They are also a source of inspiration for filmmakers everywhere in the world with untold dreams.”

Longley spent more than two years in Iraq researching and shooting the film. Iraq In Fragments is also on the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences short list for Oscar.

The other nominated films were Can Mr. Smith Get To Washington Anymore? , Deliver Us From Evil, Showbusiness: A Season to Remember, and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars.

A complete list of the 2006 IDA Award winners and nominees is available at www.documentary.org.

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