Nasib Farah (born 1981), is a Danish–Somali filmmaker. He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed films My Cousin the Pirate, Warrior from the North and Lost warrior. 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. Initially he was an unaccompanied refugee and later grew up at the Danish Red Cross Center Avnstrup near Lejre.
He is married to a Danish woman, with whom he has kids.
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.
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.
In 2015, he made his maiden documentary Warriors from the North. It gained critical acclaim and was screened in several international film festivals. In 2018, he directed second documentary Lost Warrior along with Danish filmmaker Søren Steen Jespersen.
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 2016 Mogadishu Soldier Translator Documentary 2017 The President from the North Production manager Documentary 2018 Lost Warrior Director Documentary 2019 Q's barbershop Instructor Assistant Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 1:10 – Rida vil være Tyson Co-director Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 2:10 – Rida vil ikke være med i en bande Co-director Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 3:10 – Rida har fødselsdag Co-director Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 4:10 – Rida bliver måske smidt ud af bokseklubben Co-director Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 5:10 – Rida bokser sin første kamp Co-director Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 6:10 – Rida laver en rapsang om Vollsmose Co-director Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 7:10 – Rida møder Vollsmoses varmeste rapper Co-director Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 8:10 – Rida bokser sin sværeste kamp Co-director Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 9:10 – Rida er til demonstration Co-director Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 10:10 – Vollsmose forever Co-director Documentary 2021 Boksedreng fra blokken 12 - Bar' smil Co-director Documentary 2021 Bortført af min mor og far 1:4 - Flugten fra Lalandia Co-director Documentary 2021 Bortført af min mor og far 2:4 - Knivoverfaldet Co-director Documentary 2021 Bortført af min mor og far 3:4 - Livet i genopdragelses lejren Co-director Documentary 2021 Bortført af min mor og far 4:4 - Flugten fra Somalia Co-director Documentary
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