Buurman Abdi

Neighbour Abdi

2022 29 min. The Netherlands Douwe Dijkstra

Official Section - Short Films

Director
Douwe Dijkstra

Screenplay
Douwe Dijkstra, Abdiwahad Ali

Cinematography
Douwe Dijkstra

Editing
Douwe Dijkstra

Music
Rob Peters

Sound
Rob Peters

Producer
Richard Valk

Production
Valk Producties [NL]

Cast
Abdiwahad Ali, Sharif Nuur, Ahmad Dualeh, Mohamed Teeri, Saed Dualeh, Douwe Dijkstra

Synopsis
Abdi, who spent his childhood in Mogadishu during the Somali civil war and now lives in the Netherlands, reenacts a life marked by violence. Together with his neighbor and filmmaker Douwe, he embarks on a penetrating journey into his past with the help of a special effects studio

Format
DCP, Color

World Sales-Distribution
Square Eyes

Filmography
Douwe Dijkstra
THE NETHERLANDS (1984)

2022 BUURMAN ABDI / NEIGHBOUR ABDI [short]
2022 EINE SEKUNDE IN FRÄNKLI [short]
2016 GREEN SCREEN GRINGO [short]
2015 VOOR FILM / SUPPORTING FILM [short]
2014 DÉMONTABLE [short]

Festivals
Locarno, Winterthur

Notes
Spanish Premiere

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