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Omar Shargawi was born in 1974 in Odense, Denmark. He is an actor and director, known for Go with Peace, Jamil (2008), ½ Revolution (2011) and Al Medina (2015).
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Omar Shargawi (født 1974, København) er en dansk filminstruktør med danske og palæstinensiske rødder. I 2008 debuterede Omar med filmen Gå med fred, Jamil. Før han sprang ud som filminstruktør arbejdede han som fotograf.
Omar Shargawi. (1974 – ) Director. Born 1974, Denmark. Raised by his danish mother and palestinian father in Copenhagen. Self-taught director with previous experience working as a photographer. Shargawi made his feature film debut as director 'Go with Peace Jamil' (2008).
TitleYearFunctionCategory2020OmarDK/Feature2020Palle Olesen/Aharon Nahas ShadidDK/Feature2019Direction, Appearance, Cinematographer, ...DK/Documentary2018RashidDK/FeatureMay 27, 2008 · Omar Shargawi • Director. "It is the personal stories that are interesting" by Boyd van Hoeij. 27/05/2008 - Palestinian-Danish director Omar Shargawi won a Tiger Award for his debut Go With Peace Jamil at the Rotterdam Film Festival, where Cineuropa spoke with him.
Feb 28, 2019 · The conflict in Palestine backdrops and echoes the father-son antagonism in Danish filmmaker Omar Shargawi's brooding non-fiction essay.
Jan 30, 2019 · After more than 12 years of filming, Omar Shargawi wasn’t sure he’d ever finish his intimate family documentary, 'Western Arabs'. But he did, because he wanted to give a voice to people who are too seldom heard. The film has been selected for the Panorama sidebar in Berlin.
Dec 10, 2015 · Born of a Danish mother and a Palestinian father, former photographer Omar Shargawi was raised in Copenhagen. Appropriately enough, Al Medina, his provocative new film that examines the limits of...