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Ibrahim Selman
Ibrahim Selman
Ibrahim Selman

Ibrahim Selman

Ibrahim Selman was born in 1952 in Dohuk, Iraqi Kurdistan. He worked from 1972 to 1980 in Baghdad on Kurdish programs. In 1976, Selman earned a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Art & Acting in Baghdad. In 1980 he staged his solo performance "The Suffering of a Madman." In 1981 he moved to Holland, where he wrote and directed several theatrical productions, in which he also participated. Selman earned his doctorate from the Theater University of Amsterdam in 1985. He published two volumes of poetry and novels. Selman has directed about 80 short films, such as Think of an End to This Show (1978) and others. In 1994 he directed his debut full-length feature film “The Quiet Traveler,” and in 2008 - “Omet.”

Ibrahim Selman wurde 1952 in Dohuk im irakischen Kurdistan geboren. Er arbeitete von 1972 bis 1980 in Bagdad an kurdischen Programmen. 1976 erwarb Selman einen Bachelor of Arts in Darstellender Kunst und Schauspielerei in Bagdad. 1980 inszenierte er die Soloperformance "The Suffering of a Madman". 1981 zog er nach Holland, wo er mehrere Theaterproduktionen schrieb und inszenierte, in denen er auch mitwirkte. Selman promovierte 1985 an der Theateruniversität Amsterdam. Er veröffentlichte zwei Gedichtbände und Romane. Selman hat bei etwa 80 Kurzfilmen Regie geführt, darunter Think of an End to This Show (1978) und andere. 1994 führte er bei seinem Debüt-Spielfilm „The Quiet Traveler“ Regie und 2008 bei „Omet“.

Ibrahîm Selman di sala 1952 de li Dihokê, li Başûrê Kurdistanê de ji dayik bûye. Ji sala 1972 heta 1980 li Bexdadê li ser bernameyên kurdî xebitî ye. Di sala 1976-an de Selman li Bexdayê Hunerî û Lîstikvaniya Dramatîkî Bachelor of Arts wergirt. Di sala 1980-an de performansa xwe ya solo "Cefaering of a Madman" kişand. Di sala 1981 de çû Hollandayê, li wir çend berhemên şanoyê nivîsand û derhênerî kir, tê de ew jî beşdar bû. Selman di sala 1985-an de doktoraya xwe ji Zanîngeha Theater ya Amsterdamê wergirt. Her wiha jî du cildên helbest û romanan weşandin. Selman derhêneriya nêzî 80 kurtefîlman kir, wek Think of a End to This Show (1978) û yên din. Di sala 1994-an de fîlimê xwe yê dirêj "The Quiet Traveller" û di 2008 -an de "Omet" derhêneriya kir.

2020 / A Letter to my Dad
2009 / Omet
1993 / A Silent Traveler
1991 / Three Faces of a Mountain Man who Loves to be a Seal