Nasib Farah
Nasib Farah | |
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| Born | Nasib Farah 1982 |
| Nationality | Somali Danish |
| Occupation(s) | Director, translator, production manager, philanthropist |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Nasib Farah (born 1982), is a Danish–Somali filmmaker.[1] He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed films My Cousin the Pirate and Lost Warrior.[2] Apart from filmmaking, he is also translator, production manager and philanthropist.
Personal life
He was born in Somalia in 1982. In 1991 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 and the couple has three children.[5]
Career
He trained as a salesman and worked as a freelance journalist for few years. He later create a non-profit organisation focused on helping other young Somalis through tutoring and after–school activities. While expressing his experience through the organization, 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 perform as a director rather than 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 | Actor, Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2014 | The Newsroom: Off the Record | Himself | 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
- ^ "Nasib Farah". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Films: Nasib Farah". The List. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Telling the stories of Somalia's lost warriors". Aljazeera. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b "NASIB FARAH". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Interview with Nasib Farah". baggaardteatret. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Krigerne fra Nord vinder på Hot Docs". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Warriors from the North 2015: Denmark / Somalia". The List. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Lost Warrior 2018: Denmark, Sweden". The List. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
External links
- Nasib Farah at IMDb
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