Fathia Absie
Fathia Absie فتحية إبسيآ | |
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| Nationality | Somali, American |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, producer, actor and filmmaker |
| Children | 2 |
Fathia Absie ([Fadxiya Cabsiiye] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Arabic: فتحية إبسيآ) is a Somali-American writer, producer, actor and filmmaker. She has worked with both documentaries, as well as fictional narratives and published a graphic novel.
Career
Absie was formerly a social worker. She has worked for a number of organizations, including the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in Columbus, Ohio, the University of Washington in Seattle, and Voice of America.[1][2] She moved to Minnesota around 2010, and began losing hair following the stress of the move. In response, she chose to begin wearing a hijab; she found that people would insult her in public, the only difference from before being the hijab.[3] In 2013, she joined ECHO, a Minnesota-based non-governmental organization serving immigrant communities.[2]
In 2011, Absie released her first documentary film, Broken Dreams, centered on youth radicalization and indoctrination. She later began pre-production work on a feature film titled The Secret Recruit.[2] In 2014, Absie also published the graphic novel The Imperceptible Peacemaker through the CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. An allegory on vigilante justice, its superhero protagonist and a tech billionaire create a suit that gives him the ability to become an invisible force for good, fighting tyranny and injustice around the world.[4]
In 2015, Absie released her second film, the fictional narrative The Lobby, which she starred in as well as wrote and directed. It premiered at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival in April of the year.[4][5] This was a fictional story about the relationship between a white man and a Somali-American woman.[3]
Filmography
- Broken Dreams (2011)
- The Lobby (2015)
Works
- The Imperceptible Peace Maker (2014)
References
- ^ Omar, Farid (1 March 2010). "Somali journalist Farhia Absie explains why she resigned from VOA". Digital Journal. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Fathia Absie". ECHO. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ a b A, Deeq. "Fathia Absie stars in her own film about a relationship between a white man and a Somali-American woman". Somalia Online. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ a b "An interview with filmmaker Fathia Absie". Wardheernews. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Filmmaker Fathia Absie on 'The Lobby'". MPR News. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2016.