Ali Samadi Ahadi
Ali Samadi Ahadi is an Iranian-German filmmaker and scriptwriter who has directed Lost Children, Salami Aleikum, The Green Wave, etc.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.
Ali was diagnosed with leukemia in 2015 in Germany. He received the diagnosis after seeking care for "stomach pain" the same year.Filmography
- 1992: Leipziger Allerlei, Short film
- 1996: Geburtstag mit der Omi, Short film
- 1998: Goodbye Matze, Short film
- 2003: Culture Clan, documentary
- 2005: Lost Children, documentary
- 2009: Salami Aleikum, Comedy, Social, Romance. mixture with animation
- 2010: Iran: Elections 2009, TV-documentary
- 2011: The Green Wave , documentary
- 2013: 45 Minutes to Ramallah
- 2013: Pettersson und Findus - Kleiner Quälgeist, große Freundschaft
