Neighbour Abdi (2022)
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.
Director:
Douwe Dijkstra
Writers:
Douwe Dijkstra, Abdiwahab Ali.
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Douwe Dijkstra as self |
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Abdiwahab Ali as self |
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Ahmed Dualeh as |
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Sharif Nuur as Young Abdi |
| Directing | Douwe Dijkstra | Director |
| Visual Effects | Douwe Dijkstra | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Douwe Dijkstra | Editor |
| Editing | Wieger Steenhuis | Color Grading |
| Sound | Rob Peters | Music |
| Sound | Rob Peters | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Douwe Dijkstra | Director of Photography |
| Production | Richard Valk | Producer |
| Writing | Douwe Dijkstra | Screenplay |
| Writing | Abdiwahab Ali | Screenplay |
| Crew | Annemarie Noldus | Translator |
| Art | Bas Koopmans | Graphic Designer |