My Enemy, My Brother

My Enemy, My Brother is a 2015 Canadian documentary film about two war veterans who met twenty-five years later after the Iran–Iraq War in 1980s.^[1] It is directed by Ann Shin and produced by Melanie Horkan, Hannah Donegan and Fathom Film Group. The documentary was well received by critics and earned wide spread critical acclaim. My Enemy, My Brother was shortlisted with ten other documentaries from 74 entries submitted to 88th Academy Awards in Documentary Short Subject category.^[2] The final five nominations were scheduled to be announced on January 14, 2016.^[3]

My Enemy, My Brother
Directed by	Ann Shin
Written by	Ann Shin
Produced by	Ann Shin
Starring	Zahed Haftlang Najah Aboud
Cinematography	Brendan Uegama
Edited by	Steve Guise
Music by	Ari Posner
Production company	Fathom Film Group
Distributed by	The New York Times
Release date	April 17, 2015 (2015-04-17)
Running time	18 minutes
Country	Canada

Synopsis

In 1982 Zahed was an Iranian boy who ran away from home to join the army. Najah was a 29-year-old Iraqi with a wife and son when he was conscripted to fight. When they meet on the battlefield, Zahed risks his life to save Najah. Twenty-five years later they meet again by sheer chance in Canada.^[4]

Web series and feature film

The documentary is scheduled to be developed in web series as well as feature film with the web-episode airing every Tuesday.^[5][6]

Accolades

• Canadian Screen Awards - Best Cinematography in a Documentary (nominee)^[7]
• SXSW Interactive Award
• FITC Award
• Premio Un Film per la Pace 2016
• San Diego Asian Film Festival 2017- Grand Jury Award

References

1. Shin, Ann (13 May 2015). "My Enemy, My Brother - Ann Shin". The New York Times. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
2. "10 DOC SHORTS ON OSCAR'S 2015 SHORTLIST". Oscars.org. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
3. "Oscar Names 10 Documentary Short Films as semi-finalists". Tim Gray. Variety. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
4. "My Enemy, My Brother". Tribeca Film. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
5. "Web documentary tells incredible story of Iraq-Iran war veterans who became friends". Mitya Underwood. The National. May 26, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
6. "THE PIXEL MARKET:PROJECT MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER". Power to pixel. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
7. Pat Mullen, "Canadian Screen Awards Preview: Picks and Foolish Predictions". Cinemablographer, March 11, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• My Enemy, My Brother on Twitter
• My Enemy, My Brother at IMDb
• My Brother, My Enemy at the Fathom Film Group
• My Enemy, My Brother at The New York Times