Mo Ali
Mo Ali (Maxamed Cali) is a Somali-British film and television director.
Mo Ali
- Name
- Mohamed Ali محمد علي
- Birthplace
- Mecca, saudi arabia
- Occupation
- film director
- Born
- 1901 · Saudi Arabia.
- Nationality
- Somalia
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Mo Ali (Maxamed Cali) is a Somali-British film and television director.
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• Name — Mohamed Ali محمد علي • Birthplace — Mecca, saudi arabia • Years Active — 2010–present • Occupation — film director
Biography
Biography
Ali was born in Saudi Arabia. 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)", 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. 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. 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.
Filmography
Filmography
• Shank (2010) • Montana (2014) • Somaliland: The Documentary (2018) • Breathe (2021) • COBRA (2021, 2 episodes) • Hijack (2023, 2 episodes)
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- 1.Seymour, Tom. Mo Ali. Little White Lies. 28 July 2010.
- 2.Patterson, Joseph "JP". Lethal's Legacy: The Griem Legend Talks "Pow!" & More. Complex UK. 2022-06-22.
- 3.Live East's Tips for the Top: Who's Hot. Live East Magazine. Spring 2010. 18.
- 4.Egere-Cooper, Matilda. Shank: a stab at the big time. The Independent. 20 March 2010.
- 5.IMDb - Lint the Movie (2011)
- 6.Shank (2010).
- 7.Montana (2014).
- 8.Somaliland: The Documentary.
- 9.Breather (TV Movie 2021).
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