Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Hasan Hadi is an Iraqi writer-director who grew up in southern Iraq during wartime. He later worked in journalism and production before joining NYU's Graduate Film Program as an adjunct professor.
A 2022 Sundance Lab Fellow, he received the Gotham-Marcie Bloom Fellowship, the Black Family Production Prize, the Sloan Foundation Production Award, the Sundance/NHK Award, the SFFILM Rainin Grant, and a Doha Film Institute Grant — all for The President's Cake, his debut feature.
The film won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes 2025, making it the first Iraqi film ever to win the prize. It is also the first Iraqi film to depict the 1990s Saddam era.
Link to film page: The President's Cake
Hasan Hadi is an Iraqi writer-director who grew up in southern Iraq during wartime. He later worked in journalism and production before joining NYU's Graduate Film Program as an adjunct professor.
A 2022 Sundance Lab Fellow, he received the Gotham-Marcie Bloom Fellowship, the Black Family Production Prize, the Sloan Foundation Production Award, the Sundance/NHK Award, the SFFILM Rainin Grant, and a Doha Film Institute Grant — all for The President's Cake, his debut feature.
The film won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes 2025, making it the first Iraqi film ever to win the prize. It is also the first Iraqi film to depict the 1990s Saddam era.
Link to film page: The President's Cake