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Finnish-Somali director

Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
Born

Khadar Ayderus Ahmed

(1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 42)
Nationality Somali
Finnish
Occupation(s) Director, Writer, Assistant director
Years active 2008–present

Khadar Ayderus Ahmed (born 10 January 1981), is a Finnish-Somali director and writer.[1] He is best known for directing the feature film The Gravedigger’s Wife.[2][3]

Personal life[edit]

Ahmed was born on 10 January 1981 in Mogadishu, Somalia. At the age of 16, he moved to Finland as a refugee with his family.[2][4][5]

In 2008, he wrote the script of the short film Citizens where he also worked as the second assistant director.[citation needed] Then in 2014, he directed the first short Me ei vietetä joulua which received critics acclaim. He later directed two more short films Yövaras (2017) and The Killing of Cahceravga (2018).[6]

In 2021, Ahmed directed his maiden film Guled & Nasra, which is internationally known as The Gravedigger’s Wife. The film premiered in July 2021 at the Cannes Film Festival in the Semaine internationale de la critique. The film received critics acclaim and screened in many film festivals.[7] Later the film received two nominations at the Cannes Film Festival for Critics’ Week Grand Prize and Golden Camera. The film was also nominated for the Grand-Prix Award under the International Competition at the Kyiv International Short Film Festival. Then in the same year, he was again nominated for the Amplify Voices Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.[8] The film became the first Academy Award submission from Somalia.[9][10]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2008 Citizens Second assistant director, Writer Short film
2014 Me ei vietetä joulua Director, writer Short film
2017 Unexpected Journey Screenwriter, Story Film
2017 Yövaras Director, writer Short film
2019 The Killing of Cahceravga Director, writer Short film
2021 The Gravedigger’s Wife Director, writer Film

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “SPLA: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed”. Spla. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b “Interview with director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed : La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes”. Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ “‘We are a nation of stories and poems’: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed on The Gravedigger’s Wife”. Seventh Row. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ “Cannesissa kilpailee kaksi suomalaista teosta – tänään nähty Guled & Nasra pääsi sarjaan, johon suomalaista pitkää elokuvaa ei ole ennen valittu”. Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ “Elokuvat: Suomalaisen Khadar Ahmedin ohjaama Guled & Nasra pääsi Cannesin elokuvajuhlille – Ensimmäinen pitkä suomalaiselokuva, joka esitetään festivaalin arvostetussa kriitikkosarjassa”. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ Balaga, Marta (15 September 2021). “‘Finnish Cinema Is So White,’ Says ‘The Gravedigger’s Wife’ Helmer Khadar Ayderus Ahmed”. Variety. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. ^ Nesselson2021-07-07T10:52:00+01:00, Lisa. “‘The Gravedigger’s Wife’: Cannes Review”. Screen. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ^ “Khadar Ahmed accolades”. IMDb. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  9. ^ “Die Totengräber von Dschibuti”. MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  10. ^ Yossman, Patrick Frater,Leo Barraclough,K J.; Frater, Patrick; Barraclough, Leo; Yossman, K. J. (6 October 2021). “Oscars Race: Taiwan Selects ‘The Falls’ for International Feature Film Awards”. Variety. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. ^ Banjo, Noah (29 October 2021). “FULL LIST: Ayinla, Omo Ghetto: The Saga bag multiple nominations at AMAA 2021”. Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 30 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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