Nasib Farah

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Nasib Farah
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Born
Nasib Farah

1981
Somalia
NationalitySomali
Danish
OccupationDirector, translator, production manager, philanthropist
Years active1995–present

Nasib Farah (born 1981), is a Danish–Somali filmmaker.[1] He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed films My Cousin the Pirate, Warrior from the North and Lost warrior.[2] Apart from filmmaking, he is also a journalist, translator, production manager, instructor assistant and philanthropist.

Personal life[]

He was born in Somalia in 1981. In 1990 he fled Mogadishu with his family after civil war broke out in Somalia. However, he missed his family while escaping and he then escaped across the border to Ethiopia, before flying to Germany and finally settled in Denmark.[3] Initially he was an unaccompanied refugee and later grew up at the Danish Red Cross Center Avnstrup near Lejre.[4]

He is married to a Danish woman, with whom he has kids.[5]

Career[]

He trained as a salesman and worked as a freelance journalist for a few years. He later went on to create a non-profit organisation focused on helping other young Somalis through tutoring and after–school activities. Using the organisation to express his experiences, Farah started a community TV programme called 'Qaran TV' for the Somali community in Denmark.[3]

In 2010, Farah played a leading role in the film My Cousin the Pirate, directed by Christian Sønderby Jepsen. However he always needed to work as a director rather than an actor.[4]

In 2015, he made his maiden documentary Warriors from the North. It gained critical acclaim and was screened in several international film festivals.[6] In 2018, he directed second documentary Lost Warrior alongside with Danish filmmaker Søren Steen Jespersen.[3]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2010 My Cousin the Pirate Co-director, Narrator Documentary
2014 The Newsroom: Off the Record Himself Documentary
2014 Snapdocs - here is jonas suspected killer Editorial staff Documentary
2015 Warriors from the North Director Documentary [7]
2016 Mogadishu Soldier Translator Documentary
2017 Præsidenten fra Nordvest Production manager Documentary
2018 Lost Warrior Director Documentary [8]
2019 Q's barbershop Instructor Assistant Documentary

References[]

  1. ^ "Nasib Farah". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Films: Nasib Farah". The List. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Telling the stories of Somalia's lost warriors". Aljazeera. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "NASIB FARAH". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Interview with Nasib Farah". baggaardteatret. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Krigerne fra Nord vinder på Hot Docs". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Warriors from the North 2015: Denmark / Somalia". The List. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Lost Warrior 2018: Denmark, Sweden". The List. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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