Nasib Farah

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 journalist, translator, production manager, instructor assistant and philanthropist.

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Nasib Farah
Born
Nasib Farah

1981
Somalia
NationalitySomali
Danish
OccupationDirector, translator, production manager, philanthropist
Years active1995–present

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, who he also have kids with.[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
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
2017Præsidenten fra NordvestProduction managerDocumentary
2018Lost WarriorDirectorDocumentary[8]
2019Q's barbershopInstructor AssistantDocumentary

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