Ali Samadi Ahadi Explained

Ali Samadi Ahadi
Native Name:	علی صمدی احدی
Native Name Lang:	Persian
Birth Date:	9 February 1972
Birth Place:	Tabriz, Iran
Notable Works:	Lost Children, Salami Aleikum, The Green Wave

Ali Samadi Ahadi (born 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. He is an Iranian Azerbaijani. 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]}

Ali was diagnosed with leukemia in 2015 in Germany. He received the diagnosis after seeking care for "stomach pain" the same year.^[5]

Filmography

• 1992: Leipziger Allerlei, Short film (together with Nils Loof and Rasmus Sievers)
• 1996: Geburtstag mit der Omi, Short film
• 1998: Goodbye Matze, Short film
• 2003: Culture Clan, documentary
• 2005: Lost Children, documentary (together with Oliver Stoltz)
• 2009: Salami Aleikum, Comedy, Social, Romance. mixture with animation
• 2010: Iran: Elections 2009, TV-documentary
• 2011: The Green Wave (2010 film), documentary
• 2013: 45 Minutes to Ramallah
• 2013: Pettersson und Findus - Kleiner Quälgeist, große Freundschaft (filming)
• 2021: Moonbound

References

• Web site: 'سالامی علیکوم' در آپارات . BBC Persian . 20 March 2013 . 26 March 2013.
• Web site: فیلمی درباره کلیشه‌های ایرانی و آلمانی . Radio zamaneh . March 26, 2013.
• Web site: Ali Samadi Ahadi . little white lies . March 26, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130421062152/http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/features/articles/ali-samadi-ahadi-14691 . 2013-04-21 . dead .
• Web site: Iran: Elections 2009 . Arte TV . March 26, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005215739/http://www.arte.tv/de/3257630.html . 2013-10-05 . dead .

External links

• • ali-samadi-ahadi.de, Ali Samadi Ahadi's official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ali Samadi Ahadi . Akademie der Künste der Welt . March 26, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130617002248/http://www.academycologne.org/de/akademie-der-kuenste-der-welt/mitglieder-der-akademie/ali-samadi-ahadi.html . 2013-06-17 . dead .
2. Web site: Ali Samadi Ahadi . Ali Samadi Ahadi's official website . March 26, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170917143946/http://ali-samadi-ahadi.de/ . September 17, 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: Ali Samadi Ahadi . MUBI . March 26, 2013.
4. Web site: Lost Children . Warsaw film festival . March 26, 2013.
5. live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/h-QF_Dl86zg. 2021-12-09. CHAIforyou: mit Ali Samadi Ahadi . YouTube.