Ali Alamedy, an Iraqi artist living in Turkey after being forced to leave his country, creates detailed dioramas of places he has read about but has never been. Part of Season 6 of the New York Times Op-Docs series. Read the story here: nyti.ms/2tlQuOh Director/Producer/Editor: Veena Rao Featuring: Ali Alamedy Camera: Veena Rao Composer: Eliot Krimsky Colorist: Begonia Colomar Sound Mix: Pete Karam Archival Stills: Ali Alamedy Translation: Isra Abdulhadi Additional Support: New York Council for the Arts (NYSCA) Special Thanks: The Alamedy Family Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective Esra Saydam Guillermo Sanchez Maryam Hussain Mohamed Abdelfattah Executive Producer: Kathleen Lingo Coordinating Producer: Lindsday Crouse Supervising Editor: Andrew Blackwell

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