Jo Wilding with Circus 2 Iraq (© 2005 Year Zero Films)

Director Julia Guest of Year Zero Films has created a powerful new documentary about Jo Wilding’s journey in Iraq.

Jo Wilding? Let’s start near the end.

“In the morning I make balloon dogs, giraffes and elephants for the little one, Abdullah, Aboudi, who’s clearly distressed by the noise of the aircraft and explosions. I blow bubbles which he follows with his eyes. Finally, finally, I score a smile.” [1]

A Letter to the Prime Minister: Jo Wilding’s Diary from Iraq, documents Wilding’s journey of witness: from the quiet brutality of the sanctions afflicting ordinary Iraqis to the siege of Fallujah, which she shared with Fallujans in April, 2004.