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The Liberace of Baghdad
Directed by
Sean McAllister
Produced by
Nick Fraser Mette Heide Mette Hoffman Meyer Mette Hoffman Meyer Sean McAllister
Starring
Samir Peter Sean McAllister
Cinematography
Sean McAllister
Edited by
Oliver Huddleston
Music by
Samir Peter
Distributed by
BBC
Release date
2005 (2005)
Running time
74 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English Arabic
The Liberace of Baghdad is a 2005 British documentary film by filmmaker Sean McAllister focusing on the life and music of Iraqi pianist Samir Peter and his family in wartime Baghdad. The film received a 2005 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury award as well as the 2005 British Independent Film Award for Best British Documentary. Samir Peter previously appeared in the 2004 documentary Voices of Iraq.
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