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Story of hope in Baghdad
It took 'small miracles' for Holliston filmmaker to bring tale to big screen
 A scene from ''Santa Claus in Baghdad,'' which filmmaker Raouf Zaki based on a short story by Newton native Elsa Martens. (Handout Photo / Tom Robotham) Handout Photo / Tom Robotham |
It took just one tear-filled moment for Holliston filmmaker Raouf Zaki to decide to adapt "Santa Claus in Baghdad" as a movie. It was 2005 and he'd been up late reading Newton native Elsa Marston's "Figs and Fate: Stories about Growing up in the Arab World." With each tale he could smell the smells and see the sights of his ... (Full article: 1243 words)
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