A note on the ruins for visitors

A note on the ruins for visitors (2026)

A note on the ruins for visitors is a deeply personal portrait of the Assyrian community from fragments of material drawn from Bahto’s family history, ancient artifacts, and collaborations with contemporary artists working across the diaspora. “When Daesh invaded Iraq and released videos of themselves destroying ancient Assyrian artworks in the Mosul Museum,” Bahto explains, “I found myself thinking more deeply about my relationship to history as the grandchild of survivors of Seyfo – the Assyrian genocide. In fact, I realized that the genocide hadn’t ended.” The film investigates the materiality of cultural memory alongside its personal and spiritual dimensions, embodying the rebuilding of a community and connection to culture that honors the past while insisting on an open future.

Director: Dicky Bahto

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	Esther Elia as
	Maryam Yousif as
	Katoosh as
	Dicky Bahto as
	Anna Kingsley as
	Lily as
	Enanna Sheena as
	Georgia Kingsley as
	Rami Kingsley as
	Sarah Bennett as
	Ashuriena Abraham as
	Edessa Shmoel as
	Ninevehta Khoshaba as
	Ramsen Shamon as
	Anna Belle Putrus as
	Chanel Kejee as
	Doreen Lahdow as
	Jessica Lahdow as
	Lolita Emmanuel as
	Rosemary Youhana as
	Nahrain Yousefian as
	Paul Batou as
	Zohra Rowling as
	Mary Isaac as
	Biblina Al Taji as
	Sahra Abraham as
	Ramen Gabriel as
	Ramcina Gabriel as
	Ward Nissan as
	Deena Ana as
	Andrew Najor as
	Mark Gabriel as
	Leah Emmanuel as
	Eilrayna Gelyana as
	Nirari Younan as
	Ninweta Younan as

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