Born To Die

Video, Death, Political / Social, Short film, 03:12
A Filmpoem & Swoon swing commissioned by Reel Festivals for Reel Iraq 2013.

A film by Swoon for the poem 'Born To Die'

Words by Zaher Mousa
Voice by Jen Hadfield
Translated by Lauren Pyott
Camera: Ryan van Winkle
Concept, editing, treats & music: Swoon
from an idea by Alastair Cook:
"Born to Die is a poem by Iraqi poet Zaher Mousa, translated by Lauren Pyott and read by Jen Hadfield.
Born to Die was a commission from Reel Festivals and was shot in Iraq for Filmpoem by Ryan van Winkle.
It is a pair with Alastair Cook, with him making the Iraq language counterpart read by the poet (https://vimeo.com/61524740); this is the second film we have paired, the first being Aan Het Water.
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