World Premiere
Asad
Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| USA
| 18 MINUTES
| Somali
Drama
Set in a war-torn fishing village in Somalia, an all-Somali refugee cast brings to life this coming-of-age fable of a Somali boy who is faced with falling into the pirate life, or rising above to choose the path of an honest fishing man.
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Bryan Buckley
Bryan Buckley, co-owner of Hungry Man Productions, has directed more than 40 Super Bowl commercials over the last decade. Many pieces of Buckley's work have been inducted into MoMA's permanent collection, and he has won a DGA Award, Emmy Awards, and Cannes Lions. He directed the short doc No Autographs.
Screenwriter
Bryan Buckley
Producer
Mino Jarjoura, Bryan Buckley, Rafiq Samsodien
Production Designer
David Skinner
Director of Photography
Scott Henriksen
Executive Producer
Hank Perlman, Kevin Byrne
Primary Cast
Harun Mohammed, Ibrahim Moallim Hussein, Ali Mohammed, Abdiwale Mohmed Mohamed, Mariya Abdulle, Najah Abdi Abdullahi
Associate Producer
Matt Lefebvre
Contacts
Sales Agent
Matt Lefebvre
Hungry Man
3111 South La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles,
CA
90016
Phone: 310 264 3000
mlefebvre@hungryman.com
Producer
Mino Jarjoura
Hungry Man
3111 S. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles,
CA
90016
Phone: 310 264 3000
mlefebvre@hungryman.com
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