Sami Saif

Sami Martin Saif (born 1972) is a Danish award-winning documentary filmmaker.

Sami Saif
Born
Sami Martin Saif

1972 (age 50–51)
Denmark
Known forDocumentary filmmaker

Sami Saif graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1997 having made the short The UFO War.[1] He then started work on Danish broadcaster DR mainly in the TV Children and Youth Department.[2]

In 2000, Sami Saif directed The Video Diary of Ricardo Lopez, based on the final days of Ricardo Lopez who was obsessed with Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk.[3] He followed it up with the documentary Family co-directed with Phie Ambo, that won Saif and Ambo multiple awards.[4] It is a touching journey seeking to find his missing father aided by his then-girlfriend, Phie Ambo. Other films winning or being nominated for awards were Dogville Confessions (2003) and Tommy (2010) about singer, composer and musician Tommy Seebach.[5]

Filmography

Documentaries

  • 2000: The Video Diary of Ricardo López (credited as Sami Martin Saif)
  • 2001: Family
  • 2003: Dogville Confessions (credited as Sami Martin Saif)
  • 2006: Mit Danmark
  • 2009: Parardis
  • 2010: Tommy
  • 2016: The Allins

Documentary shorts

  • 1995: The UFO War (TV short)
  • 2004: American Short (documentary short)
  • 2006: Awaiting (documentary short)

Producer

  • 2010: Tommy

References
  1. Bondebjerg, I. (2012). Virkelighedsbilleder: den moderne danske dokumentarfilm (in Danish). Samfundslitteratur. p. 116. ISBN 978-87-593-1629-0. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. Danish Film Institute: Sami Saif page
  3. EkkoFilm: Bag et mediemonster (in Danish)
  4. Sundholm, J.; Thorsen, I.; Andersson, L.G.; Hedling, O.; Iversen, G.; Møller, B.T. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. Dfi.dk: Grand Prix-Kongens fald (in Danish)
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