title: Asad

type: Poster

status: Released

overview: A coming of age fable of a Somali boy as he struggles to survive in his war-torn land.

title: Asad

title: Asad

overview: Un conte initiatique racontant l'histoire d'un jeune garçon somalien qui lutte pour survivre dans son pays ravagé par la guerre.

character: Nadif

type: Cast

character: Old Man on Street

character: Asad's Sister

job: Director

department: Directing

type: Crew

job: Screenplay

department: Writing

job: Producer

department: Production

original_title: Asad

original_language: so

production_countries: ZA US


title: Fishing Without Nets

type: Backdrop

overview: In Somalia, principled, young husband and father Abdi turns to piracy to support his family. While his wife and child wait for him in Yemen, an outdated and fragile satellite phone is his only connection to all he truly values. Abdi and his fellow pirates hit the high seas and capture a French oil tanker, demanding a hefty ransom. During the long, tedious wait for the cash to arrive, Abdi forges a tentative friendship with one of the hostages. When some of the pirates resort to violence, Abdi must make dramatic choices to determine his course.

title: Fishing Without Nets

title: 피싱 위드아웃 네츠

title: Fishing Without Nets

overview: In Somalia wendet sich der prinzipientreue, junge Ehemann und Vater Abdi der Piraterie zu, um seine Familie zu unterstützen. Während seine Frau und sein Kind im Jemen auf ihn warten, ist ein veraltetes und zerbrechliches Satellitentelefon seine einzige Verbindung zu allem, was ihm wirklich wichtig ist. Abdi und seine Piratenkollegen stechen in See, kapern einen französischen Öltanker und fordern ein hohes Lösegeld. Während des langen, langwierigen Wartens auf das Lösegeld schließt Abdi eine zaghafte Freundschaft mit einer der Geiseln. Als einige der Piraten zur Gewalt greifen, muss Abdi dramatische Entscheidungen treffen, um seinen Kurs zu bestimmen.

character: Blacky

character: China Boy

character: Victor

character: Idil

character: Captain Charlie

job: Visual Effects Supervisor

department: Visual Effects

job: Director of Photography

department: Camera

job: Original Music Composer

department: Sound

job: Editor

department: Editing

job: Production Design

department: Art

job: Executive Producer

job: Line Producer

job: Co-Producer

job: Sound Designer

job: Sound Re-Recording Mixer

original_title: Fishing Without Nets

production_countries: KE SO US


title: The Tree of Life

overview: In a small town, a nomad cuts down a tree he needs to use. However, he accidentally chops down the wrong tree, felling the tree that sustains life itself. When the latter tree falls, all life disappears. The nomad then finds himself in the middle of a desert that he does not recognize, and he tries to work his way out of it. During this particular quest, he comes across a small tree that is in the process of dying and opts instead to save this one.

title: The Tree of Life

title: Geedka nolosha

overview: In een klein stadje kapt een nomade een boom die hij nodig heeft. Hij hakt echter per ongeluk de verkeerde boom om en velt de boom die het leven zelf in stand houdt. Wanneer laatstgenoemde boom valt, verdwijnt al het leven. De nomade bevindt zich dan midden in een woestijn die hij niet herkent, en probeert zich daar uit te werken. Tijdens deze specifieke zoektocht komt hij een kleine boom tegen die op sterven ligt en besluit hij deze te redden.

title: Geedka nolosha

character: The tree cutter

job: Music

job: Sound

job: Cinematography

department: Crew

job: Writer

original_title: Geedka nolosha


title: Tolerance

overview: A Djiboutian film.

title: Tolerance

job: Camera Operator

job: Sound Recordist

job: Director

original_title: Dulqaad


title: Youth

key: irCRrLqmNWk

name: DHALINYARO Trailer | Stream it Now on HighballTV!

site: YouTube

type: Trailer

overview: Dhalinyaro tells the story of three 18-year-old high school girls, coming from different social classes, rooted in their culture but also turned to the outside thanks to the new technologies.

title: Youth

title: Jeunesse

overview: Trois visages de jeunes femmes : Asma, Hibo et Deka. Toutes trois fréquentent le même lycée, à Djibouti. Asma vient d'une famille pauvre mais sa mère rêve pour elle d'une carrière de médecin. Hibo est d'une famille aisée et habite dans les beaux quartiers. Deka est issue de la classe moyenne. Sa mère, divorcée, élève seule ses quatre enfants. Pour Deka, l'école passe au second plan. Elle fréquente un homme plus âgé qu'elle, Youssouf. Asma, Deka et Hibo adorent leur professeur de philosophie, Zahra qui donne l'impression d'une totale liberté de vie et de pensée. Certaines élèves sont habillées en hijab, d'autres en jean moulant ou en boubou traditionnel. La cour de récréation bourdonne de conversations en arabe, en somali, en afar, et en français…

title: Dhalinyaro

title: Juventude

overview: Asma, Hibo e Deka são três jovens garotas, de diferentes classes sociais, que estão prestes a se formar no ensino médio. Enquanto navegam pelo início da idade adulta, elas devem decidir entre permanecer no Djibouti ou ir para a faculdade na França.  Primeiro longa-metragem de ficção da história do Djibouti, JUVENTUDE, ou Dhalinyaro em somali, é um retrato único e belo sobre a juventude feminina do Djibouti contemporâneo. O impressionante filme de estreia de Lula Ali Ismaïl nos transporta para a sociedade, cultura e tradições de seu país, enquanto conta uma história de amadurecimento sincera e sensível.

character: Deka

character: Asma

character: Hibo

character: Hibado (Deka's mother)

character: Hibado's neighbor

character: Imam

character: Young woman in prayer

character: Youssouf

character: Professor

character: Îdriss

character: Zakaria

character: Mariam (Asma's mother)

character: Saraido (Asma's sister)

character: Sagal (Asma's sister)

character: Simane (Asma's sister)

character: Abdi Osman (Asma's father)

character: Houssein (The Controller)

character: Fatouma (Hibo's mother)

character: Aden (Hibo's father)

character: Souleimane (Hibo's brother)

character: Sohane (Hibo's sister)

character: Anab (The maid working for Hibo)

character: Abdourahman (The Veteran)

character: The maid working for Deka

character: Abdillahi (Hibo's driver)

character: Librarian

character: Little Girl (Afternoon Snack)

character: Guardian Abdourahman

character: Singer

character: Fighting Girl

character: Deka's father

character: Youssouf's wife

character: DJ

character: Hibo's birthday friend

character: Nour

character: Hibado's colleague

character: Rejean

character: President of the Court of Appeal

character: Man at the Zoo

character: The voice that announces the Baccalaureate

title: Youth

title: Jeunesse

title: Juventude


title: Burta Djinka

overview: Burta Djinka was a short film from Djibouti, directed by G. Borg, notable as an early local filmmaking effort in the country, telling a story in the Somali language as the nation developed its cinema scene before independence.

title: Burta Djinka

original_title: Burta Djinka


title: The Somali Dervish

overview: Centering on the revolutionary Dervish State and its influential leader, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan (the "Mad Mullah") is an epic on the grandest scale. The film follows Hassan's life from his roots as a humble mullah to a revolutionary anti-colonial leader that fought off the British Empire for more than two decades.

title: The Somali Dervish

title: Darwiishka Soomaaliyeed

character: Muhammad Abdullah Hassan

character: Haji Suudi

character: Ismail Mire

character: Abdalla Shihiri

character: Richard Corfield

character: Gibb

character: Archer

character: Pestalozza

character: Sir Reginald

character: General Rudolf Slatin

character: Commissioner Cordeaux

character: General Manning

character: Colonel Swayne

character: Colonel Plunkett

original_title: Darwiishka Soomaaliyeed


title: My Wife Araweelo

overview: Jama and Samira are newly married and very happy, but when Jama's friend Yonis show up and claim that Samira is a dangerous killer, it changes everything.

title: My Wife Araweelo

title: Xaaskayga Araweelo

overview: Jaamac iyo Samiira waa lammaane aqalgalkoodu cusub yahay aadna u faraxsan, laakiin marka saaxiibkood Jaamac Yoonis u jimaado asagoo ku andacoodo in Samiira ay tahay dilaa khatar ah, wax walba way isbeddelayaan.

job: Producer

original_title: Xaaskayga Araweelo


title: A Hole in the Sky

name: Godka Cirka / A Hole in the Sky - Trailer

name: Godka Cirka a film by Ëlex Lora / Antonio Tibaldi

type: Featurette

overview: Young Alifa looks up at the somali sky. She thinks about her daily life as a shepherdess. She knows that the day that will change her life forever is about to come.

title: A Hole in the Sky

character: Herself

character: (voice)

job: Mixing Engineer

job: Sound Mixer

job: Associate Producer

job: Sound Editor

job: Co-Writer

original_title: Godka cirka

production_countries: SO ES FR US


title: The Countryside and the City

overview: Somalia's first full-length feature film.

title: The Countryside and the City

original_title: Miyi io Magaalo

title: Ville et village

country: FR

title: Town and Village

country: GB

title: Town & Village

production_countries: IT SO


title: Cinema Dadaab

name: In the Middle of Nowhere - Cinema Dadaab

Cinema Dadaab trailer

site: Vimeo

Dadaab, the documentary

key: BVoaiQfOheY

overview: In one of the world's largest and oldest refugee camps, Dadaab, the inhabitans survive by watching films and dreaming. The refugees cannot leave the camp, but they let their minds escape the harsh reality: by going to the simple cinema hall run by Abdikafi Mohamed, the film's protagonist.

title: Cinema Dadaab

title: Cinema Dadaab

overview: Kati Juuruksen dokumenttielokuva kertoo jättimäisen pakolaisleirin surrealistisesta todellisuudesta. Leirin asukkaat pakenevat olojensa ankeutta vaatimattomaan elokuvateatteriin. Elokuvien avulla he matkustavat unelmissaan muihin maihin ja toisenlaiseen elämään.

character: Protagonist / himself

character: Himself

job: Screenstory

job: Editor

original_title: Cinema Dadaab

production_countries: FI KE


title: A Song from the Future

overview: A Somali migrant seeks refuge in the underground of a building near the Swiss-Italian border. A popular song from his country awakens in him the desire to leave.

title: A Song from the Future

original_title: A Song from the Future


title: Warmooge

overview: The rant of a Somali man known simply as Warmooge.

title: Warmooge

original_title: Warmooge


title: The Conch

overview: A painter finds a shell on a desert island. Out of curiosity, she picks it up and listens to its sound; she can then hear the voice of a girl telling her short and distressing story and that of her village, which once was on that beach.

title: The Conch

original_title: Aleel


title: Life on the Horn

overview: For over a decade, toxic waste has been dumped illegally on the coastline of Somalia. The earthquake and tsunami in 2004 damaged the toxic containers and spilled waste, which caused the spread of diseases. Many people left their villages but some stayed and lived with the consequences.

title: Life on the Horn

job: Director of Photography

job: Sound Designer

original_title: Life on the Horn

production_countries: AT DE SO


title: Waryaa

overview: An insight into young Somali mens experience in Sweden.

title: Waryaa

original_title: Waryaa


title: Breathe

overview: A micro-short about the everyday coping mechanisms of managing anxiety through the lens of a young Black Muslim woman. This film not only highlights unpredictable nature of anxiety but also the love and support necessary to survive and thrive.

title: Breathe

original_title: Neefso


title: Will My Parents Come to See Me

overview: Somalia. A policewoman sits in her parked car. After a while, she gets out, puts on her service cap, and enters the prison. There, decisive hours have dawned for young Farah. Organizational machinery starts up around him. Farah is examined by a doctor, instructed by the bailiff, and looked after by an imam. Farah is waiting for his parents to visit.  “How are you?” is the question everyone asks him that day. Each time, “Good” is his concise answer. Only when the policewoman takes Farah out of town the next morning does the unspeakable become a painful reality.

title: Will My Parents Come to See Me

title: Will My Parents Come to See Me

overview: En Somalie, un officier de police accompagne le jeune Farah, condamné à mort, pendant sa dernière journée. Le protocole est minutieux.

title: Will My Parents Come to See Me

overview: In Somalië begeleidt een politieagent de jonge Farah, die ter dood is veroordeeld, tijdens zijn laatste dag. Het protocol is zorgvuldig.

title: А родители придут со мной повидаться?

character: Hadan

character: Farah

character: Boqor

character: Imam

character: Geenya

character: Xiirane

character: Alifle

job: Production Manager

job: Casting Director

job: Sound Re-Recording Mixer

job: Music

job: Color Grading

job: Graphic Designer

original_title: Will My Parents Come to See Me


title: Ayaanle

Official Trailer

key: qyrHNFKkoUU

overview: The story of a 21-year-old Somali boy named Ayaanle living in Nairobi who aspires to become a world-famous actor. His life is turned upside down after a series of unlikely and unfortunate events force him to defy the odds for his survival.

title: Ayaanle

title: Ayaanle

overview: Ayaanle waa wiil soomaaliyeed oo 21 jir ah, wuxuu ku haminayey inuu noqdo jilaa caan ka ah caalamka. laakiin nolishiisu way isbadalaysa markuu wajaho dhacdooyin uuna filaynin taasoo ku kaliftay inuu si uun kaga baxo dhibaatadan.

title: Ayaanle

overview: L'histoire d'Ayaanle, un jeune Somalien de 21 ans vivant à Nairobi qui rêve de devenir un acteur mondialement connu. Sa vie bascule après une série d'événements imprévisibles et malheureux qui le contraignent à défier toutes les probabilités pour survivre.

character: Ayaanle

character: Maryan

character: Aamina

character: Agent John

character: OCS, Police Boss

character: Keith

character: Police officer Kevin

character: Agent Hassan

character: Abu Hubeiba

character: Agent Kimani

character: Jama, undercover police officer

character: Kumaar, A Casting director

character: Adamson

job: Writer

job: Assistant Director

job: Art Direction

job: Executive Producer

job: Director

job: First Assistant Camera

job: First Assistant Director

job: Second Assistant Director

job: Key Makeup Artist

department: Costume & Make-Up

original_title: Ayaanle

production_countries: KE SO


title: Sorry, My Somali Is Not Very Good

overview: A look into a young Somali woman who is having difficulties speaking her mother tongue. Her father narrates the story Cigaal and the Lion Stump with the hope to persuade her to never give up on her Somali heritage.

title: Sorry, My Somali Is Not Very Good

job: Screenstory

job: Producer

job: Editor

original_title: Sorry, My Somali Is Not Very Good


title: Neighbour Abdi

overview: How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbor and filmmaker Douwe. By means of playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, Abdi and Douwe embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throughout.

title: Neighbour Abdi

title: 이웃사촌 아브디

overview: 소말리아 모가디슈 출신 네덜란드 이민자 아브디는, 잘못된 선택으로 수감되었다가 출소한다. 그의 이웃인 감독은 아브디의 재능과 자신의 장기를 조합해, 폭력과 범죄로 점철되어 있던 그의 유소년기를 해체하고 재조립한다. 그린 스크린 안에서 군인과 민간인, 가해자와 피해자를 오가는 아브디의 모습은 리얼한 특수 효과 안에서는 더 없이 위협적이고 불안하게 다가오지만, 그 레이어를 한 꺼풀만 벗겨내면 유쾌하고 안전해 보인다. 어쩌면 감독은 아브디의 기억을 재현하면서, 그의 잘못된 선택이 본성 때문이 아닌, 그조차도 어쩔 수 없었던 배경 때문임을 증명하고 싶어하는 듯하다. (똑같은 나이의 사진 두 장을 나란히 내려놓는 모습은 그래서 의미심장하다.) 마침내 이 작업의 제목을 ‘아브디의 기억’이 아닌 ‘이웃사촌 아브디’로 명명한 것 역시 비슷한 맥락이었을 것이다. 제75회 로카르노영화제 은표범상 수상작.

title: Mon voisin Abdi

overview: Comment évoquer la violence de son propre passé, comment la montrer ? Abdi, le voisin du cinéaste Douwe Dijkstra, né en Somalie, a vécu il y a des années dans la criminalité. Ensemble, les deux hommes ont décidé de revisiter cette histoire pleine de tumultes en fabricant un court métrage... Une ode au système D et à l’art du trucage comme meilleurs alliés du travail de mémoire.

character: self

character: Young Abdi

job: Sound Designer

job: Visual Effects

job: Director of Photography

job: Screenplay

job: Translator

original_title: Buurman Abdi

title: Mon voisin Abdi


title: Mom, Why Here?

overview: After many years of waiting, two Somali descendants are finally Hungarians. Despite this win, questions of belonging and what is home never leave them.

title: Mom, Why Here?

title: Hooyo, Why Here?

overview: Na vele jaren wachten zijn twee Somalische nakomelingen eindelijk Hongaren. Ondanks deze overwinning blijven vragen over erbij horen en wat een thuis is hen nooit los.

original_title: Hooyo, Why Here?

production_countries: BE HU PT


title: Long Live Somaliland

overview: Somaliland Ha Nolato (Long Live Somaliland) takes an experimental approach in exploring and reflecting on the complex history of Somaliland from 1960 to 2021.

title: Long Live Somaliland

original_title: Somaliland Ha Noolaato


title: Qabyo 2

QABYO 2 FULL AH

type: Clip

overview: Qabyo 2 is the quintessential example of the sequel being better than the original. Written and directed by, and starring, a legendary cast of multi-hyphenated Somali artists, this cult classic combined unconventional filmmaking techniques, kinetic editing and a fascinating interpretation of mise en scène that’s since become an easily digestible visual grammar for its intended audience. This bombastic socio-comic musical about diaspora and assimilation in America ushered in a new era of national cinema that followed the Somali cinematic tradition’s steadfast belief in the ‘by us, for us’ philosophy.

title: Qabyo 2

original_title: Qabyo 2


title: Friends

overview: Souad, Oubah and Ayane met at a tender age. Khat is a very sought after leaf, commonly used by Djiboutians, which, when chewed for long periods of time, delivers a sense of euphoria and numbness This omnipresent element is the backdrop which shapes the lives of this group of friends.

title: Friends

original_title: Laan


title: Kumaa Tahay

overview: A young man grows up in a clan's environments and shaped by it, but when he travels abroad, everything he knows collides with reality.

title: Kumaa Tahay

character: Hussein

job: Writer

original_title: Kumaa Tahay

production_countries: EG SO


title: From Somalia civil war to the slums of Kampala

overview: Amidst the lingering shadows of the Somali civil war, Qaali, an asthmatic single mother of seven, braves the slums of Kampala, striving daily in a restaurant to shield her family from the specters of their past.

overview: Te midden van de aanhoudende schaduwen van de Somalische burgeroorlog trotseert Qaali, een astmatische alleenstaande moeder van zeven kinderen, de sloppenwijken van Kampala en probeert ze dagelijks in een restaurant haar familie te beschermen tegen de spoken uit hun verleden.


title: Mother Mother

overview: In the heart of rural Somalia, widowed mother Qalifo and her son, Asad, labor as camel herders. However, Asad has his heart set on a life in town with Ifrah, the girl of his dreams. When a young American visitor declares his love for Ifrah, the rivalry leads to murder, and Qalifo weighs in with a shocking choice that transforms all of their lives.

title: Mother Mother

title: Mother Mother

overview: Wdowa i jej syn pracują na wsi. Jej syn chce mieszkać w mieście z Ifrah, dziewczyną swoich marzeń. Jednak młody Amerykanin wyznaje Ifrah miłość, co prowadzi do morderstwa. Qalifo podejmuje decyzję zmieniającą życie.

character: Qalifo

character: Asad

character: Liban

character: Kadro

job: Original Music Composer

job: Sound

job: Production Design

job: Costume Design

job: Assistant Sound Editor

original_title: Mother Mother

production_countries: GB US


title: Mr. A9A

title: Mr. A9A

overview: Een Somalische film geregisseerd door Hassan Soya

job: Director

job: Story

original_title: Mr. A9A


title: Bad Brother Return

title: Bad Brother Return

overview: Een Somalische film geregisseerd door Hassan Soya.

original_title: Bad Brother Return


title: Somali Gangs

title: Somali Gangs

overview: Een film over Somalische bendes

original_title: Somali Gangs


title: Somali Gangs 2

title: Somali Gangs 2

overview: Een vervolg op de eerste film

original_title: Somali Gangs 2


title: Wadani Reload

title: Wadani Reload

overview: Een Somalische oorlogsfilm

original_title: Wadani Reload


title: Sharafta Dumarkeena

title: Sharafta Dumarkeena

overview: Somalische film

original_title: Sharafta Dumarkeena


title: Awooda Police

title: Awooda Police

overview: Somalische acftiefilm

original_title: Awooda Police


title: Bad Brother

title: Bad Brother

overview: Somalische actiefilm

original_title: Bad Brother


title: Bad Brother 2

title: Bad Brother 2

original_title: Bad Brother 2


title: Prima + Lebsi

overview: Prima and Lebsi are two young Afro-descendant women who grew up on the outskirts of Lisbon, daughters of immigrants who occasionally meet at a house party, on Cousin's birthday. Lebsi dates Rave, a young street dancer who makes a living dancing in the streets of central Lisbon, and they have a daughter in common. Prima is an orphan of both her father and mother and learned to let go of herself very early on. She lives alone with a cat and found selling cannabis as her alternative to generating money and paying the bills. Still, she is also a respected beat producer in the neighborhood. Both want to improve their lives, they dream of getting out of the “zone” but in the meantime they are living as best they can, asserting themselves in their way.

title: Prima + Lebsi

character: Prima

character: Lebsi

character: Ryuka

character: Rave

original_title: Prima ku Lebsi


title: Daawo

title: Daawo

overview: Een Somalische film

original_title: Daawo


title: Birth of the Somali Nation

name: Birth of the Somali Nation Documentary - Dhisida Qaranka Soomaaliyeed Dokumentari

overview: Documentary on the Somali Democratic Republic and the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party government.

title: Birth of the Somali Nation

original_title: Dhisida Qaranka Soomaaliyeed


title: I am Dublin

overview: Ahmed lives in hiding in Sweden after fleeing from Somalia. He has been in Europe for six years. When Ahmed arrived in the Italian island of Lampedusa he was forced to leave fingerprints. In that moment, he became a so-called "Dublin case".

title: I am Dublin

character: Ahmed

original_title: Jag är Dublin


title: Barni

overview: In a quaint Somali village where herding families coexist, an event disrupts the peace as nine-year-old Barni gets lost after a celebratory wedding, leaving the community in distress.

title: Barni

character: Amina

character: Xirsi

character: Geedi

character: Bille

character: Barni

character: Cigaal

character: Cali

character: Xaawo

character: Cambaro

character: Khadija

character: Sargaal

character: Police Officer

character: Xasan

character: Elmi

character: Restaurant Chef

job: Cinematography

job: Executive Producer

job: Production Manager

original_title: Barni

production_countries: SO US DJ


title: Rajo

overview: A story about the experiences of Somali immigrants settling into their new life in Columbus, Ohio.

title: Rajo

character: Gahayar Berbera

original_title: Rajo

title: hope

country: US

production_countries: SO US


title: Warya

overview: A delightful mockumentary that underscores the universality of childhood and imagination, Warya originally screened at the Africa Film Festival Australia.

title: Warya

original_title: Warya

production_countries: AU SO


title: Hopeless

overview: Everyone thinks that Nasri is being killed because he is a young, immature child.  In Somalia, I have met children like Nasri, young people living on the edge of life, silently watching how their peers are treated.  Many children have created their own lives because they do not have a father and the freedom to do what they want. This film explores the possibility of a child who has already been abused in life. I hope this film gives a voice to the oppressed children of Somalia.  Somali filmmaking is finally starting to flourish after decades of prohibition and neglect. Somalia is full of talent, but there is little opportunity to showcase it. We made this film with a 100% Somali cast and crew. Many of the cast members (including Ahmed who played Nasri, and Adar who played Hawa) are first-time actors.

title: Hopeless

original_title: Rajo-laawe


title: The Earth Has Ears

overview: When men take up arms to go against their brothers, women have to take up gravediggers’ shovels. Ceebla (Fardouza Moussa Egueh, who we also saw in Gravedigger’s Wife), refuses to bargain for the cost of her labour. When her grave finally finds a taker, the revenue logic takes an unexpected twist.  The Earth Has Ears is a civil war film without gunfire. It shows how the absurdity of war also turns everyday life at the home front irrational. / MSFF

title: The Earth Has Ears

character: Ceebla

character: Arliya

character: Samiya

character: Anwar

character: Ramzi

job: Producer

job: Makeup & Hair

job: Editor

job: Music

job: Colorist

job: Sound Recordist

job: First Assistant Director

job: First Assistant Camera

job: Second Assistant Camera

job: Gaffer

department: Lighting

job: Best Boy Grip

job: ADR Mixer

job: Creator

original_title: Dhulku Dhago Leh


title: Dust Will Remember Me

overview: A young man crosses the desert seeking a better life, but isolation, fading memories, and silence force him to confront his past, his pain-and the truth about himself.

title: Dust Will Remember Me

character: Marwan

job: Director of Photography

job: Assistant Camera

job: Camera Department Production Assistant

original_title: Dust Will Remember Me


title: Thundering Smoke

status: Planned

overview: In a Somali village, Barni, a mysterious hitwoman in her fifties, dramatically resurfaces years after vanishing without a trace. There, she's intent on getting revenge on vicious gangster Ardo, who rules the village with an iron fist.

title: Thundering Smoke

job: Director

job: Writer

job: Co-Producer

original_title: Thundering Smoke

production_countries: SO FR FI LU NO CA


title: Untitled The Gravedigger's Wife Sequel

overview: The sequel to the 2021 film Guled & Nasra. Plot TBA.

title: Untitled The Gravedigger's Wife Sequel

original_title: Untitled The Gravedigger's Wife Sequel


title: Whispers of a Burning Scent

overview: On the day of a decisive court hearing and an important wedding performance, a quiet wedding musician finds his private life exposed to public scrutiny. Accused of exploiting his marriage, he moves between courtroom, city streets and stage, carrying the weight of judgment, loyalty, and unspoken guilt.

title: Whispers of a Burning Scent

overview: Op de dag van een beslissende rechtszaak en een belangrijk huwelijksoptreden wordt het privéleven van een rustige huwelijksmuzikant blootgesteld aan publieke kritiek. Hij wordt beschuldigd van het uitbuiten van zijn huwelijk en beweegt zich tussen de rechtszaal, de straten van de stad en het podium, terwijl hij gebukt gaat onder het gewicht van het oordeel, loyaliteit en onuitgesproken schuldgevoelens. Gedwongen om een terughoudende maar onomkeerbare beslissing te nemen, volgt de film een man wiens innerlijke waarheid ongrijpbaar blijft, gevangen tussen toewijding, waardigheid en verlies.

title: Whispers of a Burning Scent

job: Producer

job: Scenario Writer

job: Production Design

job: Editor

original_title: Whispers of a Burning Scent

production_countries: SO DE AT


title: Sex Kardah Mereh Naal

status: InProduction

overview: A man, obsessed with a young woman, becomes addicted to the movement of a snake and stalks the young woman, trying to impregnate her.

title: Sex Kardah Mereh Naal

character: Kulqe Karda Ling

character: Meri Maanum

character: Chappel Wala

character: Pandit Ji

character: Ghundi Rundi

character: Moti Munj Kereleh Di

character: Sada Snake

character: Fuq Mar

job: Executive Producer

job: Co-Executive Producer

original_title: Sex Kardah Mereh Naal


title: Hammi Beel

overview: Smuggling and illegal migrant is a national disaster that destroyed all goals and hopes of the Somaliland teenagers/youth which cause a very critical hard situation of our life.

title: Hammi Beel

original_title: Hammi Beel


title: Can We Do This?

overview: Eight years of filming within the northern German city of Bremen’s Somali community reveals what Merkel’s 2015 promise “We can do this” means when the cameras stop rolling.

title: Can We Do This?

original_title: Ob Wir Das Schaffen?