Ali Samadi Ahadi

Ali Samadi Ahadi
Native name	علی صمدی احدی
Born	(1972-02-09) February 9, 1972 Tabriz, Iran
Notable work	Lost Children, Salami Aleikum, The Green Wave
Website	www.ali-samadi-ahadi.de

Ali Samadi Ahadi (9 February 1972 in Tabriz, Iran) is an Iranian-German filmmaker and scriptwriter who has directed Lost Children, Salami Aleikum, The Green Wave, etc.^[1][2]

Biography

Ali Samadi Ahadi was born in 1972 in Tabriz, Iran. during Iran-Iraq War, at the age of 12 he escaped alone from home to avoid being killed in the war. He took his Abitur in Hannover and studied sociology and electronic media in Hannover. He has been working as an independent scriptwriter, director and editor. His documentary Africa Mayibuye had its premiere at the filmfestival of Mannheim. His music documentary film Culture Clan was nominated for the Rose d'Or 2005 at the Montreux film festival.^[3][4]

Filmography

the team of documentary Iran: Elections 2009

• 1992: Leipziger Allerlei, Short film (zusammen mit Nils Loof und Rasmus Sievers)
• 1996: Geburtstag mit der Omi, Short film
• 1998: Goodbye Matze, Short film
• 2003: Culture Clan, documentary
• 2005: Lost Children, documentary (zusammen mit Oliver Stoltz)
• 2009: Salami Aleikum, Comedy, Social, Romance. mixture with animation
• 2010: Iran: Elections 2009, TV-documentary
• 2011: The Green Wave, documentary
• 2013: 45 Minutes to Ramallah
• 2013: Pettersson und Findus - Kleiner Quälgeist, große Freundschaft (filming)

References

• "'سالامی علیکوم' در آپارات". BBC Persian. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013. 
• "فیلمی درباره کلیشه‌های ایرانی و آلمانی". Radio zamaneh. Retrieved March 26, 2013. 
• "Ali Samadi Ahadi". little white lies. Retrieved March 26, 2013. 
• "Iran: Elections 2009". Arte TV. Retrieved March 26, 2013. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ali Samadi Ahadi.

• Ali Samadi Ahadi at the Internet Movie Database
• ali-samadi-ahadi.de, Ali Samadi Ahadi's official website