In the Shadow of the Palms (2005) is a documentary produced and directed by the Australian filmmaker Wayne Coles-Janess.
In the Shadow of the Palms documents how life was for the society and people living under the Saddam regime after 12 years of United States sanctions.
The film observed first hand the devastating effects of the extensive bombing campaign on the lives of civilians.
The director Coles-Janess spent months in Baghdad during his filming, returning for more work after the new Iraqi government was established.
Coles-Janess went to Baghdad, Iraq in March 2003, before the war, and stayed for weeks through the allied bombing and invasion.