Letters from Baghdad

Director: Sabine Krayenbühl, Zeva Oelbaum

Released: 2016

A fearless adventurer, spy and political powerhouse, Gertrude Bell was a true original and the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day. Letters from Baghdad tells the story of this complex woman who helped shape the modern Middle East after World War I in ways that still reverberate today. This documentary draws upon a treasure trove of archival footage and Bell’s letters, voiced by Tilda Swinton, to help restore her rightful place in history.