Director. Born 1982, Iran. Grew up in Sweden and moved to Denmark in 2007. Graduated as director from the National Film School of Denmark in 2011.
Alami directed the shorts 'Mini' (2014) and 'Mommy' (2015), winner of a national Robert Award for Best Short Film. He was co-director on the short film 'Void' (2014), which premiered in Directors' Fortnight at Cannes.
'The Charmer' (2017) is Alami's feature debut, supported by the Danish Film Institute's talent programme New Danish Screen. The film won the film critics' Fedeora jury prize at its world premiere in San Sebastian. At the Warsaw Film Festival, it was awarded the main prize in the Competition 1-2 for directors' first and second films and in Chicago the second prize, Silver Hugo, in the corresponding programme for new directors.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Charmer | 2018 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Mini | 2014 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Short fiction |
| Void | 2014 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Short fiction |
| Nordic Factory | 2014 | Direction | Feature |
| Nothing Can Touch Me | 2011 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Alma | 2009 | Direction, Screenplay | Short fiction |
