Neighbour Abdi

dir. Douwe Dijkstra/The Netherlands/2022/29 min.

place

date

time

Gdyńskie Centrum Festiwalowe, sala Goplana

2023-05-12

18:00

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Gdyńskie Centrum Festiwalowe, sala Morskie Oko

2023-05-15

14:15

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Shorts Competition block I

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 neighbor and filmmaker Douwe. By means of 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.

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projection time:

29 min.
country/year:

The Netherlands /2022
director:

Douwe Dijkstra
pictures:

Douwe Dijkstra
production:

Richard Valk
festivals and awards:

2022 – Jihlava IFF, 2022 – Locarno IFF: Pardino d’argento SRG SSR Award

sections:

Shorts Competition
competitions:

Warsaw Documentary Award Best Short Film Award
tags:

Africa animation migrations psychology war