A personal documentary about the Award winning filmmaker and photographer Koutaiba Al Janabi from Iraq. When he was 17 years old he had to flee his country via Budapest for the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein. This documentary shows a Masterclass by Koutaiba on 40 years of filmmaking, organised by the British Film Institute in London. Intercut by an in depth interview with Koutaiba and many clips of his impressive films and photographs.