The President’s Cake: VIDEOS

Official teaser trailer THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE, Official Iraq entry at the 98th Academy Awards. Directed by Hasan Hadi. Qualifying for one-week December 12, 2025. In theaters February 6, 2026. Written & Directed by: Hasan Hadi Starring: Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Waheeda Thabet, and Sajad Mohamad Qasem While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients and prepare the mandatory cake in THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE. For more information: https://www.sonyclassics.com/film/thepresidentscake/ ------ Follow SONY PICTURES CLASSICS on social: https://www.instagram.com/sonyclassics/ https://www.tiktok.com/@sonypicturesclassics https://www.facebook.com/SonyClassics/ https://x.com/sonyclassics https://www.threads.com/@sonyclassics Visit SONY PICTURES CLASSICS website: https://www.sonyclassics.com/ About SONY PICTURES CLASSICS: The studio that brought you I'M STILL HERE, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, WHIPLASH, AMOUR, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, AN EDUCATION, CAPOTE, HOWARDS END, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON & more. Sony Pictures Classics is an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment founded in January 1992 that distributes, produces and acquires independent films from the United States and around the world.