Kasim Abid is an Iraqi filmmaker who worked for three years as head of Camera and Location Production for ANN (Arab News Network) in London. His films include the award-winning Naji Al Ali: Artist With Vision, and Life After The Fall, a new documentary about his family's experiences in Baghdad in the years since the American invasion. He has also taught television training courses in Palestine and Iraqi Kurdistan. Abid earned a diploma from the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad and an MA from the Moscow Film Institute.

Maysoon Pachachi is a filmmaker and film editor of Iraqi origin who has taught filmmaking courses in Britain and Palestine. She has directed several award-winning documentaries, including Iranian Journey, Bitter Water, and Return To The Land Of Wonders, and is currently finishing Open Shutters Iraq, a documentary about Iraqi women and girls who learn photography in order to tell their own stories. Pachachi holds degrees from University College London and the London Film School and is a founding member of Act Together: Women's Action for Iraq.