Hollywoodgate

Ibrahim Nash’at

Hollywoodgate picks up where the rest of the world left off, in the immediate aftermath of the United States’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Days after the last U.S. plane leaves Afghan soil, the Taliban – now in control of the country – enter an American base in Kabul called Hollywood Gate, reputed to have been a secret CIA station. There they find a portion of the over $7 billion in sophisticated American weaponry left in the country. Unprecedented and audacious, director Ibrahim Nash’at’s Hollywoodgate spends a year inside Afghanistan following the Taliban as they take possession of the cache America left behind – and transform from a fundamentalist militia into a heavily armed military regime. A chilling and essential portrait of what is happening inside Afghanistan today.

Germany, USA 2023, '91

DIRECTOR: Ibrahim Nash’at

CAMERA: Ibrahim Nash’at

MONTAGE: Atanas Georgiev, Marion Tuor

MUSIC: Volker Bertelmann

PRODUCERS: Talal Derki, Odessa Rae, Shane Boris

PRODUCTION: HG Films

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

Zurich FF: Golden Eye (2023)
IDFA (2023)
Venice IFF (2023)
Telluride FF (2023)
Stockholm IFF (2023)
Tallinn Black Nights FF (2023)
CPH:DOX (2024)
Doc Fortnight (2024)
DocPoint (2024)

Ibrahim Nash’at

Ibrahim Nash’at (born June 17, 1990 in Jeddah) is an Egyptian documentary filmmaker based in Berlin, Germany. His career in journalism spans various formats, working with several international channels and online platforms such as Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, Business Insider, AJ+, Voice of America and others. Ibrahim holds a master’s degree in documentary filmmaking from Met Film School. He co-edited Academy Award-nominated director Talal Derki’s latest film Under the Sky Of Damascus which premiered at Panorama - Berlinale 2023 and won the Golden Alexander at 25th Thessaloniki Doc Festival. Ibrahim has directed A Moment With the Wind, Home Away From Home and Berlin's Diversity, short films that were selected for multiple film festivals around the world. Hollywoodgate is Ibrahim’s first feature film.

Hollywoodgate

Ibrahim Nash’at

Ibrahim Nash’at

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