The film *Mosul* offers a deeply personal and absorbing look at the fight to free the city from extremist control, experienced through the eyes of an Iraqi journalist. The characters are so well-developed that you’ll find yourself wanting to know more about their backgrounds—their hardships, triumphs, and everything in between. Intense combat sequences, incorporating actual footage, create a palpable sense of danger …

On June 10th, 2014, ISIS took control of the Iraqi city of Mosul, holding it for two years before being driven out by a combination of Iraqi government and civilian forces. Considering all the fighting, suffering, loss of life, and destruction that occurred, how does one approach telling the story of Mosul and those involved in the conflict? Writer and Director Dan Gabriel attempted to do so by following journalist A…