Mo Ali
Mohamed Ali محمد علي | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mecca, saudi arabia |
| Occupation | film director |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Mo Ali (Somali: Maxamed Cali, Arabic: محمد علي) is a Somali-British film and television director.
Biography
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Ali was born in Saudi Arabia.[1] He rose to prominence after directing several prominent grime and house music videos in the early 2000s including the first video for Lethal Bizzle's "Pow (Forward)",[2] Skepta's "Rolex Sweep" and Boy Better Know's "Too Many Man".
He began his movie career in 2010, making his directorial debut in the drama film Shank, set in a futuristic London.[3][4]
Ali is sometimes confused with the other Mo Ali, a writer and artist featured among the cast of Lint the Movie, a 2011 documentary on the cult science fiction author and philosopher Jeff Lint.[5]
He directed the second block of COBRA series 2 starring Robert Carlisle and Victoria Hamilton for New Pictures and Sky and is currently in pre production on a new series PILOT SKIES starring Idris Elba. Rourke, Laura. "Mo Ali". independenttalent. Independent Talent Group Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
Filmography
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Seymour, Tom (28 July 2010). "Mo Ali". Little White Lies. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011. on 19 March 2011.
- ↑ Patterson, Joseph "JP" (22 June 2022). "Lethal's Legacy: The Griem Legend Talks "Pow!" & More". Complex UK.
- ↑ "Live East's Tips for the Top: Who's Hot" (PDF). Live East Magazine (Spring 2010): 18. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ Egere-Cooper, Matilda (20 March 2010). "Shank: a stab at the big time". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ↑ IMDb - Lint the Movie (2011)
- ↑ "Shank (2010)".
- ↑ "Montana (2014)".
- ↑ "Somaliland: The Documentary".
- ↑ "Breather (TV Movie 2021)".
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