Charcoal Traffic

Charcoal Traffic is a 2008 Kenyan-Somali short drama film directed by Nathan Collett and co-produced by James Lindsay and Fatima Jibrell.[1] The film stars Mahamad Abdirahman Saiid and Abdilaahi Hassan Ali with Mustafe Abdiraxman Hadji, Fadumo Maxamed, and Kaytuun Fayte in supporting roles.[2] This short film is about two brothers who trapped in a environmental and cultural devastation in Somalia. It is first fictional film shot in Somalia in over 15 years.[3][4]

Charcoal Traffic
Directed byNathan Collett
Written byPamela Collett
Story byFatima Jibrell
Produced byJames Lindsay
Fatima Jibrell
StarringMahamad Abdirahman Saiid
Abdilaahi Hassan Ali
Mustafe Abdiraxman Hadji
Fadumo Maxamed
Kaytuun Fayte
CinematographyNathan Collett
Edited byJesse Ellis
Music byJermaine Stegall
Production
company
Hot Sun Films
Distributed byHot Sun Films
Release date
  • 2 October 2008 (2008-10-02) (Raindance)
Running time
8 minutes
CountriesSomalia
Kenya
LanguageSomali

The film has been shot completely in Bosasso, Somalia, by using an all Somali cast. The film premiered on 2 October 2008 at the Raindance Film Festival.[5] In October 2018, the film won the Best Short Fiction Award at the VideoFest in San Francisco, California.[6]

Cast
  • Mahamad Abdirahman Saiid
  • Abdilaahi Hassan Ali
  • Mustafe Abdiraxman Hadji
  • Fadumo Maxamed
  • Kaytuun Fayte
  • Yuusuf Hirsi Muuse
  • Abdirisaaq Faarah Yuusuf

References
  1. "Charcoal Traffic". Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. "Charcoal Traffic (S) (2008)". Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  3. "Charcoal Traffic". Mountainfilm. 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. "CHARCOAL TRAFFIC". www.imovies.cc. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  5. "Raindance Film Festival 2008 Short Films". Eye for Film. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. "Charcoal Traffic wins Best Short Fiction Award!: Pambazuka News". www.pambazuka.org. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-10-09.


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