Buurman Abdi
Douwe Dijkstra • The Netherlands • 2022 • 29 min.
How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is a furniture designer and social worker. With the help of his neighbour, filmmaker Douwe, he re-enacts his life through playful reconstructions in a special effects studio.
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Artist in Focus: Douwe Dijkstra
04-12-2025 21:45 - STUK Labozaal
06-12-2025 10:00 - STUK Cinema ZED
Contact information
Wouter Jansen
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Credits
Director
Douwe Dijkstra
Producer
Richard Valk
Cinematography
Douwe Dijkstra
Editing
Douwe Dijkstra
Screenplay
Abdiwahab Ali, Douwe Dijkstra
Music
Rob Peters
Sound
Rob Peters
Cast
Abdiwahab Ali
