Nasib Farah
Born
Nasib Farah

1981
Somalia
NationalitySomali
Danish
Occupation(s)Director, 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 along with Danish filmmaker Søren Steen Jespersen.[3]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2010My Cousin the PirateCo-director, NarratorDocumentary
2014The Newsroom: Off the RecordHimselfDocumentary
2014Snapdocs - here is jonas suspected killerEditorial staffDocumentary
2015Warriors from the NorthDirectorDocumentary[7]
2016Mogadishu SoldierTranslatorDocumentary
2017The President from the NorthProduction managerDocumentary
2018Lost WarriorDirectorDocumentary[8]
2019Q's barbershopInstructor AssistantDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 1:10 – Rida vil være TysonCo-directorDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 2:10 – Rida vil ikke være med i en bandeCo-directorDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 3:10 – Rida har fødselsdagCo-directorDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 4:10 – Rida bliver måske smidt ud af bokseklubbenCo-directorDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 5:10 – Rida bokser sin første kampCo-directorDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 6:10 – Rida laver en rapsang om VollsmoseCo-directorDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 7:10 – Rida møder Vollsmoses varmeste rapperCo-directorDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 8:10 – Rida bokser sin sværeste kampCo-directorDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 9:10 – Rida er til demonstrationCo-directorDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 10:10 – Vollsmose foreverCo-directorDocumentary
2021Boksedreng fra blokken 12 - Bar' smilCo-directorDocumentary
2021Bortført af min mor og far 1:4 - Flugten fra LalandiaCo-directorDocumentary
2021Bortført af min mor og far 2:4 - KnivoverfaldetCo-directorDocumentary
2021Bortført af min mor og far 3:4 - Livet i genopdragelses lejren Co-directorDocumentary
2021Bortført af min mor og far 4:4 - Flugten fra Somalia Co-directorDocumentary

References

  1. ↑ "Nasib Farah". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Films: Nasib Farah". The List. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Telling the stories of Somalia's lost warriors". Aljazeera. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 "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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