14.3 Seconds

The documentary runs for 9 minutes and highlights a crucial moment in film history. After the Iraq Film Archives were destroyed, a journalist salvaged eight scraps of film, totaling just 14.3 seconds. These remnants formed the foundation for the Iraq Coalition Archives Restoration Project, which aimed to restore what was once the greatest collection of Arab cinema.

The film includes the first six restorations from this project. Notable among them are Al Mas' Ala Al-Kubra, an epic about the 1920’s uprising against British colonial rule, and Al Ayyam Al-Tawila, based on a novel by Saddam Hussein. Both films are significant contributions to the narrative of Arab cinema and provide insight into the cultural history of the region.