How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is a furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour, filmmaker Douwe Dijkstra. By means of playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, they both embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throug...
How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is a furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour, filmmaker Douwe Dijkstra. By means of playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, they both embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throug...