Karar Hayder Abed

Karar is a film industry worker and first-time director from Samawah, a small rural town in southern Iraq.He studied cinema at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Baghdad. He is interested in contemplative realist cinema characterized by minimalism.His background as a sound recordist on several films and TV series, including Immortals (2024) and Prime Target (2025), has refined his directorial vision and deepened his understanding of the filmmaking process.

Talisman
Drama
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Short
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7
 mins
In her final attempt, Rural girl Sabreen seeks to obtain a talisman that will make her capable of conceiving, In order to preserve her traditional iraqi marriage.