Khadar Ayderus Ahmed

Khadar Ayderus Ahmed

Birth : 1981-01-10, Mogadishu, Somalia

History

Khadar Ayderus Ahmed is a Finnish-Somalian screenwriter and director. He was born in Somalia and moved to Finland as a refugee when he was 16 years old.

Profile

Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
Khadar Ayderus Ahmed

Movies

Night Stop
Writer
Asad, a 16-year-old Black boy, whose first language is Finnish sign language, is on his way home on a rainy night when his bicycle breaks down in the middle of a quiet highway.
Night Stop
Director
Asad, a 16-year-old Black boy, whose first language is Finnish sign language, is on his way home on a rainy night when his bicycle breaks down in the middle of a quiet highway.
The Gravedigger’s Wife
Director
Guled and Nasra are a loving couple, living in the outskirts of Djibouti city with their teenage son, Mahad. However, they are facing difficult times: Nasra urgently needs an expensive surgery to treat a chronic kidney disease. Guled is already working hard as a gravedigger to make ends meet.
The Gravedigger’s Wife
Writer
Guled and Nasra are a loving couple, living in the outskirts of Djibouti city with their teenage son, Mahad. However, they are facing difficult times: Nasra urgently needs an expensive surgery to treat a chronic kidney disease. Guled is already working hard as a gravedigger to make ends meet.
The Night Thief
Writer
The Night Thief is a warmhearted drama set in the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland. It tells the story of a Somali man, Farah, whose car starts to disappear mysteriously at night. Although the car always shows up in the morning, Farah starts to run late from work, and fears that he could lose his job. Farah’s wife is moving to Finland from Somalia and if Farah were to get fired, his wife’s residency permit would be in danger. Due to the circumstances, Farah decides to do whatever it takes to catch the thief. In the end, things take an unexpected turn when Farah finally faces the person who has been stealing his car.
The Night Thief
Director
The Night Thief is a warmhearted drama set in the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland. It tells the story of a Somali man, Farah, whose car starts to disappear mysteriously at night. Although the car always shows up in the morning, Farah starts to run late from work, and fears that he could lose his job. Farah’s wife is moving to Finland from Somalia and if Farah were to get fired, his wife’s residency permit would be in danger. Due to the circumstances, Farah decides to do whatever it takes to catch the thief. In the end, things take an unexpected turn when Farah finally faces the person who has been stealing his car.
Unexpected Journey
Screenplay
Lasse is an old racist who has lives in an apartment block filled with a selection of refugees and immigrants. Kamal is a 16-year old boy who's fed up in his life in Finland, and dreams of moving to Nairobi to live with his father. Only problem is that he doesn't have the money to buy the ticket.
Citizens
Second Assistant Director
Bad luck forces two men to resort to Plan B.
Citizens
Writer
Bad luck forces two men to resort to Plan B.