Neighbour Abdi
The Netherlands2022documentary29'Short Matters! Krótkie filmy roku (2023)
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 neighbour and filmmaker Douwe. Through 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. EFA nominee at the Locarno Film Festival
- directed by
- Douwe Dijkstra
Douwe Dijkstra (1984) is a filmmaker and visual artist from the Netherlands. He studied Illustration Design at the ArtEZ University of the Arts. His work is a mixture of video, animation and VFX, and can be described as both humorous and socially engaged. His projects range from short films and documentaries to video installations and theatre performances.
- cinematography
- Douwe Dijkstra
- script
- Abdiwahab Ali, Douwe Dijkstra
- cast
- Abdiwahab Ali, Sharif Nuur, Ahmed Dualeh, Mohamed Teeri, Saed Dualeh, Mohammed Mohamud, Henk Kinket, (Douwe Dijkstra)
- music
- Rob Peters
- sound
- Douwe Dijkstra, Rob Peters
- editing
- Douwe Dijkstra
- production
- Richard Valk (Valk Productions)
- Photo
- Trailer