Sahim Omar Kalifa

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Biography

Born in Iraqi Kurdistan in 1980, Sahim Omar Kalifa is a Belgian-Kurdish filmmaker based in Belgium, where he first settled in 2001. He has a master’s degree in filmmaking from the Sint-Lukas Film School in Brussels. Kalifa has won numerous international awards for his short films, which include a 2012 version of Baghdad Messi that was shortlisted for the 87th Academy awards.

Filmography

  • Baghdad Messi 2023
  • Cornered in Molenbeek 2018
  • Zagros 2017