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- Arday, a Somali word for student, is a 10 episode teleAs the story picks up, we delve deeply into issues surrounding friendship, forced marriages , violence, insecurity and substance abuse. We also explore heavy topics surrounding rape, sexual assault and blackmail, all of which is shown through the unique lens of religion, culture and social expectations. vision series set in a high school in a middle class neighbourhood of Mogadishu.
- The story is about to protect the country and the people. One man wants the country to be honestly defended, as well as to find young people who are loyal to their country to stand up for it's salvation. This film fights to tribalism and talks about it being bad.
- The story of Somalia's decline from stability to chaos revealing the problems facing its people at home and abroad.
- A jealous husband mistakenly takes hostage the brother of a playboy, who is currently out on a date with his wife.
- A story about the experiences of Somali immigrants settling into their new life in Columbus, Ohio.
- Centering on the revolutionary Dervish State and its influential leader, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan (the "Mad Mullah") is an epic on the grandest scale. The film follows Hassan's life from his roots as a humble mullah to a revolutionary anti-colonial leader that fought off the British Empire for more than two decades.
- She is one of the Somali girls, she died after her marriage and the case became a deep investigation. This story happened in Western Somaliland in the city of Hargeis and That Was A Crime store called Ayaan.
- Smuggling and illegal migrant is a national disaster that destroyed all goals and hopes of the Somaliland teenagers/youth which cause a very critical hard situation of our life,
- When it comes to weddings, Somalia has many approaches. Some couples stick with tradition while others go for more modern marriage ceremonies. This film tells the story of two weddings, one in a small desert village and the other in a busy city, while highlighting everyday life in different parts of the country. It also contrasts traditional ways of life with modern ideas that come from younger Somalis and social media. In the remote rural village of Toon, herder Jamalli Muhammad Ahmed can only marry a local woman called Hoda after first getting permission from her family. The couple met in the desert while Jamalli was out grazing camels and Hoda grazing sheep, But according to a tradition going back generations, their families need to gather first in the shade of a large tree to decide whether they are a suitable match. Only then can Jamalli and Hoda start planning their lives together. Abdullatif Deeq Omar in Hargeisa city, however, first met his future wife Najma on Facebook. They eloped but eventually returned to their families who refused their marriage plans. Only then the couple decides to follow another Somali tradition, as Abdullatif kidnapped Najma, Her family was left with no choice but to accept. Both weddings have the same pressures: buying outfits, inviting guests, finding a venue and arranging feasts - but each tells a unique story of family, community and tradition. In Somali culture, many people also believe that getting married in the run-up to Ramadan ensures additional blessings on the couple, making the happy occasion even more special.
- Referring to the name of the main junction at the center of Mogadishu, Somalia where all roads meet, KILOMETER 4 shows two very different parts of the world- Mogadishu and New York City- bleeding together into one subjective experience.
- In a small town, a nomad cuts down a tree he needs to use. However, he accidentally chops down the wrong tree, felling the tree that sustains life itself. When the latter tree falls, all life disappears. The nomad then finds himself in the middle of a desert that he does not recognize, and he tries to work his way out of it. During this particular quest, he comes across a small tree that is in the process of dying and opts instead to save this one.
- A coming of age fable of a Somali boy as he struggles to survive in his war-torn land.
- The film showcases life for Somali people who live outside of Somalia. Displaying an action-adventure feature film full of crime and high risk situations.
- A girl lives with her mother and sister. One day her mother kick her from the house. Then the girl rent another house, but the house is haunted and something terrifying will happen to her.
- Date From Hell is a light comedy short film about a girl had recently failed relationship and that gave her a disappointment to restart again. Then her friend set up a date for her, and when she finally decides to go out again, hilarious things happens to her.
- A dramatic story of two brothers trapped in a murderous cycle of environmental and cultural devastation in Somalia.
- The rant of a Somali man known simply as Warmooge.
- The film provides a close look at how the nomadic inhabitants of Somalia have withstood the ravages of a harsh desert environment and the encroachment of European imperial forces by synthesizing knowledge of the past, Muslim practices, and skillful livestock management in a successful fusion of traditional values with modern techniques.
- A man obsessed with with a girl, becomes addicted to the movement of a snake and stalks the girl trying to impregnate her.