Somalinimo

Directed by Alice Aedy
2020    18mDocumentary, Short
6.87.2
As students return to universities around the world, four British-Somali students talk about navigating one of Britain's most elite institutions: Cambridge University. Their identity is rooted in Somalinimo ('the essence of being Somali') and in this love letter to Somali culture, blackness, and Islam, they reflect on both belonging and marginalization. The women discuss conflicts with their parents, the sense of solidarity they have built at Cambridge, and the legacy they are creating for the next generation of British-Somalis. They give new meaning to an old Somali proverb: 'Clothing that is not yours cannot shelter you from the cold.'

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  • Alice AedyDirector
  • Awa FarahWriter / Producer
  • Lisa Marie RussoExecutive Producer
  • Nikola VasakovaExecutive Producer
  • Julie VergezProducer
  • Chloe AbrahamsProducer
  • Alexandra ToomeyProduction Design
  • Molly Manning WalkerDirector Of Photography
  • Kayla SelwayMakeup Artist
  • Joseph BicknellColorist
  • Jamie KatakyEditor
  • Amanda PilnikOther
  • Chloe HardwickOther
  • Ben HaukeSound Mixer
  • Rute GomesSound Recordist
  • Christine HowardBusiness Affairs Coordinator
  • Hannah Bush BaileyProduction Manager
  • Ayesha McMahonProduction Coordinator
  • Jack HarriesProduction Assistant
  • Sandra WhiphamOther

Somalinimo Trivia

Somalinimo was released on September 2, 2020.

Somalinimo was directed by Alice Aedy.

Somalinimo has a runtime of 18 min.

Somalinimo was produced by Awa Farah, Julie Vergez, Chloe Abrahams.

Somalinimo is a Documentary, Short film.

Somalinimo has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.

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