A day in the life of a teenager in medieval Baghdad - Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn
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It’s 791 CE. As the morning sun shines on the Golden Gate Palace, brother and sister Hisham and Asma prepare for the journey of a lifetime: the hajj, a holy pilgrimage to Mecca. They intend to travel with the big hajj caravan— but a last-minute mishap threatens to undo months of careful planning. Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn detail a day in the life of siblings in medieval Baghdad.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Birte Kristiansen, Petra Sijpesteijn
- Director Mohammad Babakoohi
- Narrator Safia Elhillo
- Storyboard Artist Mohammad Babakoohi
- Animator Elahe Baloochi, Mohammad Babakoohi
- Compositor Poorya Goodarzi
- Art Director Yijia Cao , Mohammad Babakoohi
- Music Aron Fard
- Sound Designer Mohammad Babakoohi
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Senior Producer Anna Bechtol
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
