Said Salah Ahmed

Said Salah Ahmed
Native name Saciid Axmed Saalax
سعيد صلاح أحمد
Born Somalia
Occupation playwright, poet, educator, filmmaker
Religion Islam

Said Salah Ahmed (Somali: Saciid Axmed Saalax, Arabic: سعيد صلاح أحمد‎‎) is a Somali playwright, poet, educator and filmmaker.[1][2] He was previously a biology teacher in Somalia.[1] In 1984-1985, Ahmed directed his first feature film, The Somali Darwish (alt. The Somalia Dervishes), with Amar Sneh serving as producer.[1][3] With a budget of $1.8 million, the 4-hour-and-40-minute epic was devoted to the revolutionary Somali Dervish State. It was made in seven languages, namely Somali, Arabic, Italian, English, and three regional dialects. The movie included an actual descendant of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan as its star, and featured hundreds of actors and extras.[1] Following the start of the civil war, Ahmed emigrated to Minnesota. He subsequently wrote the children's book The Lion's Share, which served as the basis for a Somali folklore-based play that he both penned and produced for the SteppingStone Theatre.[4] Some of his poems have been translated into English by the Poetry Translation Centre.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gray, Jerry (15 June 1985). "Exploits of Somalia's national hero becomes basis for movie". Kentucky New Era. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fifth Hargeisa International Book Fair". Red Sea Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 114. ISBN 92-3-102082-X.
  4. ↑ "Said Salah Ahmed". MN Original. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Said Salah". www.poetrytranslation.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
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