NORWEGIAN COUSCOUS

Credits

Director Mohamed Chakiri

Writer Rakel Kraft Biørnstad

Producer Ingvil Sæther Berger

Project Type Short, Student

Runtime 21 minutes 11 seconds

Country of Origin Norway

Sinopsis

Dounia is in love with Erik. He wants to take the step further in the relationship, and it’s time for Dounia to introduce her Norwegian boyfriend to her Muslim family. Can Dounia’s two worlds be united?

Director Biography

Mohamed Chakiri (Born. 1990)
Born and raised in Oslo. His career started with skateboarding and developed into still photography. Through street photos, Mohamed discovered the power of photography as a storytelling medium. Mohamed helped establish a record company, Mutual Intentions where he, together with other artists, stands for the visual department.

Mohamed started making music videos for musicians and developed a cinematic language. His access to diverse environments provides Mohamed with a wealthy foundation for storytelling. He is newly graduated film director from The Norwegian Film School and s currently embarking on his film career in film and tv.