Films
Neighbour Abdi
BLOCK B | Duets
Thursday, March 23 | 7 - 9 PM
Winthrop University | Dina's Place at the DiGiorgio Campus Center
Screenings & Awards
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Locarno Film Festival
Cast & Crew
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DOCUMENTARY | 2022 | 29 min. 00 sec.
SUGGESTED RATING | PG-13
COUNTRY | Netherlands
LANGUAGE | Dutch
PRODUCER | Richard Valk
DIRECTOR | Douwe Dijkstra
WRITERS | Douwe Dijkstra, Abdiwahab Ali
Synopsis
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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.
About the Director
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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.
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