Barkhad Abdirahman

Barkhad Abdirahman

Nacimiento : 1994-06-05, Galkayo, Somalia

Historia

Originally born in the city of Galkayo, a city located in the north-central region of Somalia. Barkhad lived most of his life in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, in the south side of Minneapolis. Emerging from a predominantly low-income East African immigrant community, Barkhad was actively exposed to an environment that is rich and abundant in many forms of arts across a spectrum of many cultures. The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood houses the highest concentration of Somalis. The Somali Diaspora's manifestation in the arts of poetry has given them the name the nation of poets. A Stray, an independent film shot in the heart of Cedar-Riverside, starting Barkhad himself, gives viewers a glimpse of his actual background. His film credits range from his role in Captain Philips, a 2013 Sony production, A Stray, a 2016 production, to his recently Oscar nominated film Watu Wote: All of us.

Perfil

Barkhad Abdirahman

Películas

Ayaanle
Ayaanle
Ayaanle is the story of a 21 years old Somali boy named Ayaanle, living in Nairobi who aspire to become a world famous actor. His life is turned upside down after a series of unlikely and unfortunate events as he is forced to defy the odds for his survival.
Watu Wote: All of Us
Cabdirashid Aadan
For a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is growing. Until in December 2015, Muslim bus passengers showed that solidarity can prevail.
A Stray
Adan
Trying to outrun his bad luck, a young Muslim refugee in Minneapolis seems like he just might make it — until he crosses paths with a stray dog.
Capitán Phillips
Bilal
En el año 2009, en aguas internacionales a 145 millas de la costa de Somalia, en el cuerno de África, el buque carguero “Maersk Alabama”, al mando del capitán de la marina mercante estadounidense Richard Phillips, fue abordado y retenido por piratas somalíes, siendo el primer barco norteamericano secuestrado en los últimos doscientos años.