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Namak Khoshnaw

Namak Khoshnaw

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Director/Producer Namak Khoshnaw was born in Northern Iraq to a Kurdish family and arrived in the UK as a refugee in 2002. He is now a UK citizen having been granted asylum. Obtained his MA degree at the University of West London in film and Art, current PhD candidate at university of Leicester doing (The Filmmaker's Predicament: On ISIS and Media ) He has been able to produce numerous compelling documentaries for the BBC that uncovered the plight of the Iraqi people living under Islamic State rule. Amongst his work is the harrowing documentary titled (Slaves of the Caliphate ) which tells the story of Yazidi women held as sex slaves by ISIS fighters, the film was broadcaster internationally in 2014 and Namak won New Ground Award for outstanding reporting. In 2018 Namak spent a year making, Iraq: A State of Mind documentary which explores the mental health crisis that's gripped the Iraqi people, There's only one psychiatrist for every 300,000 Iraqi people and just one psychiatric hospital in the entire country, the film addresses the deep psychological distress Iraqis are experiencing due to decades of extreme violence and personal insecurity. In 2019 the film won three awards including the Mind Media Award, Grierson and FPA for best documentary, Namak also won the journalist of year at FPA for 2019.

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The Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Frontline Poster

The Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Frontline Documentary2016Self - Fixer - Iraqi Kurdistan

Producer

19

Type

Year

Afghanistan: For the Sake of My Sisters Poster

Afghanistan: For the Sake of My Sisters Short Film2024

Escape from Iran Poster

Escape from Iran Feature Film2021

Life at 50 degrees Celsius TV Special2021

Baghdad Cop Poster

Baghdad Cop Documentary2020

London Lockdown Documentary2020

London Lockdown Documentary2020

Iraq: A State of Mind Poster

Iraq: A State of Mind Documentary2019

Iraq: The women healing a traumatised nation Poster

Iraq: The women healing a traumatised nation Short Film2019

Explore the IS tunnels Poster

Explore the IS tunnels Video Game2018

Sudan's Bloody Uprising Poster

Sudan's Bloody Uprising Documentary2018

Iranian Women Fighting Isis Poster

Iranian Women Fighting Isis TV Series2017

Poisoned Ground: a journey to Iraq's burning oil fields Video Game2017

Killing for Honour Documentary2016

Kurds of the Caliphate Documentary2016

Life on the Rubbish Dump Poster

Life on the Rubbish Dump Short Film2016

Policeman of Kirkuk Documentary2014

Slaves of the Caliphate Documentary2014

BBC World News America Poster

BBC World News America TV Series2007

Inside Komala's Secret Mountain Base Documentary

Director

18

Type

Year

Escape from Iran Poster

Escape from Iran Feature Film2021

Life at 50 degrees Celsius TV Special2021

Baghdad Cop Poster

Baghdad Cop Documentary2020

London Lockdown Documentary2020

London Lockdown Documentary2020

Iraq: A State of Mind Poster

Iraq: A State of Mind Documentary2019

Iraq: The women healing a traumatised nation Poster

Iraq: The women healing a traumatised nation Short Film2019

Explore the IS tunnels Poster

Explore the IS tunnels Video Game2018

Sudan's Bloody Uprising Poster

Sudan's Bloody Uprising Documentary2018

Iranian Women Fighting Isis Poster

Iranian Women Fighting Isis TV Series2017

Poisoned Ground: a journey to Iraq's burning oil fields Video Game2017

Killing for Honour Documentary2016

Kurds of the Caliphate Documentary2016

Life on the Rubbish Dump Poster

Life on the Rubbish Dump Short Film2016

Policeman of Kirkuk Documentary2014

Slaves of the Caliphate Documentary2014

Hide & Seek Poster

Hide & Seek Short Film2013

Inside Komala's Secret Mountain Base Documentary

Writer

10

Type

Year

Escape from Iran Poster

Escape from Iran Feature Film2021

Baghdad Cop Poster

Baghdad Cop Documentary2020

Iraq: A State of Mind Poster

Iraq: A State of Mind Documentary2019

Explore the IS tunnels Poster

Explore the IS tunnels Video Game2018

Iranian Women Fighting Isis Poster

Iranian Women Fighting Isis TV Series2017

Killing for Honour Documentary2016

Kurds of the Caliphate Documentary2016

Life on the Rubbish Dump Poster

Life on the Rubbish Dump Short Film2016

Policeman of Kirkuk Documentary2014

Slaves of the Caliphate Documentary2014

Cinematographer

8

Type

Year

Baghdad Cop Poster

Baghdad Cop Documentary2020

London Lockdown Documentary2020

London Lockdown Documentary2020

Iraq: A State of Mind Poster

Iraq: A State of Mind Documentary2019

Iraq: The women healing a traumatised nation Poster

Iraq: The women healing a traumatised nation Short Film2019

Sudan's Bloody Uprising Poster

Sudan's Bloody Uprising Documentary2018

Iranian Women Fighting Isis Poster

Iranian Women Fighting Isis TV Series2017

Killing for Honour Documentary2016

Camera and Electrical Department

3

Global Eye Poster

Global Eye TV Series2025

HARDtalk Poster

HARDtalk TV Series1997

Panorama Poster

Panorama TV Series1953

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3

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Year

The Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Frontline Poster

The Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Frontline Documentary2016

Dispatches Poster

Dispatches TV Series1987

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983

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