Eye of the Lamb
2301 E. Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408
United States
1920's Baghdad is brought to life as we hear the story of Gertrude Bell's improbable transformation from Victorian aristocrat to "queen" of Iraq. A death-defying, globe trotting adventurer, Gertrude (played by Annie Enneking) tells us how she gained "Personhood" in the Arabian Peninsula and drew the borders of modern day Iraq. EYE OF THE LAMB takes a frank look at British Imperialism in the Middle East and the contradictory woman who played a pivotal role in colonization, while simultaneously fighting against it.
Deconstructing the romanticism of the Orientalist movement of the 20's through multiple languages, music, and the lens of Gertrude Bell, we see a land on the verge of independence without the power to fully fight for it, faced with being ripped apart from within or being taken over from European powers on all sides. And in the middle of it all, the fiercely independent Gertrude, straddling sides, fighting for her own independence as she fights for the future of Iraq.
