Mo Ali

Mo started out as an award winning director, working with some of the most innovative artists in the UK’s urban music scene, including Skepta, Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk and Lethal B.  Mo is also a board member of British Urban Film Festival, patron of the East Side Educational Trues and mentors over 20 young London-based filmmakers.

His feature debut, the post-apocalyptic action-thriller “Shank”, was released theatrically in 2010, entering the UK Charts at number 4 and has now been released in more than 15 territories around the world.

His second feature, “Montana” (2014), was a searing look at life in the underbelly of London. After appearing at the Sitges Film Festival, the most prestigious genre festival in the world, it sold to 30 territories and it went on to be nominated for Best Independent Feature at the NFAs and both Best Picture and Best Director at the Screen National Awards.

Mo is currently in development on a wide range of feature films and television series including his feature “Alone” which is in development. 
Awards & Achievements
Best Entreatment 2016 at Somaliinternational Awards
Best Director 2015 at ASE
First Somali director in the past 30 years to release a film
First Somalia Documentry to be screened at BFI
Nominated for serval film awards for my music videos and films
Skills
Ability to speak Somali, Arabic and English
Experience with working with children, multi-cam set ups and hostel locations 
Excellent communication skills and ability to convey complex ideas effectively