BAGHDAD MESSI
job: sound design / sound mixing
client: A Team Productions
Baghdad Messi, the newest short film by relevation Sahim Omar Kalifa, premiered at the International Film Festival in Leuven. The short film is also the opening film in the main competition at Dubai International Film Festival (9-16 december 2012). The story takes places in Iraq in the year 2009. The protagonist’s name is Hamoudi, who is very passionate about football, just like any 10-year-old boy. The loss of one leg doesn’t stop him from loving the sport. Together with his friends and the rest of the world, he anxiously awaits the start of the Champions League final. Messi, the FC Barcelona star player, and Ronaldo, Manchester United’s lucky charm, will be competing with each other. But on the day of the big finale, suddenly the tv set breaks down…