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Person

Sami Saif

(1972 – )

Director. Born 26/1 1972. Graduated in documentary film direction at the National Film School of Denmark in 1997.



Saif's breakthrough film, "Family" (directed with Phie Ambo, 2001), won several national and international awards, including the Joris Ivens Award at IDFA Amsterdam.



Saif was the director behind "Tommy" (2010), a film about the greatness and fall of the popular Danish singer and composer Tommy Seebach that drew more than a million Danish television viewers.



Furthermore, Saif has directed "Dogville Confessions" (2003), following the making of Lars von Trier's "Dogville", the short experimental film "Awaiting" (2006) and "Paradise" (directed with Jens Loftager and Erlend E. Mo, 2008).

Filmography
Title Year Function Category
The Nature of Grief 2024 Direction, Appearance DK/Feature
A Writer Named Tove 2020 Direction, Screenplay DK/Documentary
The Allins 2016 Direction DK/Documentary
Shadow Boxer 2014 Consultant DK/Documentary
Tommy 2010 Direction, Script DK/Documentary
Paradise 2008 Direction DK/Documentary
Roskilde 2008 Co-director DK/Documentary
Awaiting 2006 Direction, Script, Cinematography DK/Experimental
Mit Danmark - film nr. 9 2006 Direction DK/Documentary
Mors dag 2005 Consultant DK/Short fiction
American short 2004 Direction DK/Documentary
Dogville Confessions 2003 Direction, Script, Cinematographer DK/Documentary
Underneath the Skin 2003 Consultant DK/Documentary
Family 2001 Direction, Appearance, Script DK/Documentary
The video diary of Ricardo Lopez 2000 Direction DK/Short fiction
Togkupe 1994 Editorial board DK/Documentary