MY FATHER AND QADDAFI
In "My Father and Qaddafi," a daughter pieces together the disappearance of her father, a peaceful opponent of Qaddafi, and her own Libyan identity.
TIME & LOCATION
Nov 15, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
2:30pm | Documentary, 10 S Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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ABOUT THE FILM
When director Jihan was six years old, her father, Mansur Rashid Kikhia, flew to Cairo and never returned. For many, Kikhia was a rising star who could have been the next leader of Libya, however, in 1993 he disappeared from his hotel in Egypt.
Jihan’s mother, Baha Al Omary, a strong-willed Syrian-American artist, began searching for him, launching the family into an international political maze. Her mission to find justice brought her to the Libyan desert in the middle of the night, face to face with Qaddafi to negotiate her husband’s release. My Father and Qaddafi takes the audience on a raw and reflective journey as Jihan pieces together memories of a father she barely remembers while discovering the troubled history and politics of Libya. Her journey starts from fading personal memories and leads to encounters with family members, her father’s peers, and historical archival footage.