Mo Ali

Mo Ali (Somali: Maxamed Cali, Arabic: محمد علي) is a Somali-British film and television director.

Mohamed Ali محمد علي
Born	Mecca, saudi arabia
Occupation	film director
Years active	2010–present

Biography

Ali was born in Saudi Arabia.^[1] 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)",^[2] 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.^[3][4]

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.^[5]

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. Rourke, Laura. "Mo Ali". independenttalent. Independent Talent Group Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

Filmography

• Shank (2010)^[6]
• Montana (2014)^[7]
• Somaliland: The Documentary (2018)^[8]
• Breathe (2021)^[9]
• COBRA (2021, 2 episodes)
• Hijack (2023, 2 episodes)

See also

• Cinema of Somalia