Tarik Saleh (Arabic: طارق صالح; born 28 January 1972) is a Swedish television producer, animator, publisher, journalist and film director. He was born in Högalids församling, Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of Sweden's most prominent graffiti artists,[1] including co-creating Fascinate. He has also worked as a TV host for Sveriges Television and is one of the founders of production company Atmo.
Tarik Saleh | |
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 Tarik Saleh at the Stockholm Internationel Film Festival 2022. | |
| Born | 28 January 1972 |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, animator, publisher, journalist, film director |
| Years active | 2009–present |
At the 53rd Guldbagge Awards, his film The Nile Hilton Incident won five awards, including Best Film. His film Boy from Heaven was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
His work often contains techniques such as montages, cut-out graphics and faces with manipulated lip synching.
Filmography
edit- Feature films
- Metropia (2009)
- Tommy (2014)[1]
- The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)
- The Contractor (2022)
- Boy from Heaven (2022)
- Documentary films
- Sacrificio: Who Betrayed Che Guevara (2001)
- Gitmo: The New Rules of War (2005)
- Television episodes
- Westworld (2018)
- Ray Donovan (2018)
- Music videos
- Sadness is a Blessing: Lykke Li (2011)
- Lykke Li - "I Follow Rivers" (2011)
- Lykke Li - "No Rest for the Wicked" (2014)
References
edit- ^ a b Seikaly, Andrea (1 February 2014). "The Swedish filmmaker discusses his crime thriller 'Tommy'". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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