Camp Unity
Directed by Ryan White
Camp Unity is a controversial, award-winning documentary about Iraqi students uniting through hip hop, jazz, orchestra, and Broadway at an American arts academy in Iraqi Kurdistan. Arabs and Kurds, Christians and Muslims, Americans and Iraqis from distinct cultures combine forces to put on Gala shows in local communities. Taking the viewer on an entertaining journey as cultures collide, egos clash, and dreams come true, the film presents a "warts and all" vision of this life-changing event. Shot on location in Iraq, Camp Unity offers a unique opportunity to look beyond the violent and sensational images of Iraq, commonly used by international medias, to see beauty emerge from chaos...
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