Biography

Ahmed Al-Daradji was born in 1986 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was involved as a sound recordist on the feature film Ahlaam made after the American invasion of Iraq in 2004. After graduating with a Bachelors in Audio & Visual from the University of Baghdad, he then worked as a director of photography, writer and director for satellite stations and companies based in Baghdad. Ahmed was involved as a script writer, editor & sound recordist on the short film My Name is Mohammed then worked as production assistant & sound recordist in a second feature film Son of Babylon. He moved to London to study the MA filmmaking at London Film School.