Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Dec. 10 -- A young former Somalian refugee has donned the filmmaker mantle to shake off the stereotype of sea pirates around his country, with a little help from Bollywood.
"My filmmaking journey started with Shah Rukh Khan," says Somalian-origin debutant director Mohammed Sheikh. "A significant portion of my inspiration to become a filmmaker came from Bollywood," adds Sheikh, who credits the Bollywood mega star with a big role in influencing him to choose a career in cinema.
"Somali people, African people, Asian people, we have other things to offer, other than negativity and just always bad stereotypes," explains Sheikh about his film, 'Barni', which had its world premiere at the fifth edition of the Red Sea Inter...