Neighbour Abdi
How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is a furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life marked by war and criminality with the help of his neighbor Douwe, a filmmaker. 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.
- Netherlands
- 2022, 29 min
- Director: Douwe Dijkstra
- Director of photography: Douwe Dijkstra
- Editor: Douwe Dijkstra
- Screenplay: Abdiwahab Ali, Douwe Dijkstra
- Music: Rob Peters
- Sound: Rob Peters
- Cast: Abdiwahab Ali, Sharif Nuur, Ahmed Dualeh, Mohamed Teeri, Saed Dualeh, Mohammed Mohamud, Henk Kinket, Douwe Dijkstra
- Art Director: Douwe Dijkstra
- Producer: Richard Valk
- Production: Valk Producties
Douwe Dijkstra
Douwe Dijkstra is a filmmaker and visual artist from the Netherlands who studied Illustration Design at the ArtEZ University of the Arts. His work – a mixture of video, animation, and VFX – can be described as both humorous and socially engaged. His projects range from short films and documentaries to video installations and theater performances. His shorts include Démontable (2014), Supporting Film (2015), Green Screen Gringo (2016), and Eine Sekunde in Fränkli (2022).