Idil Ibrahim

Idil Ibrahim (Idil Ibraahiim; إدل إبراهيم) is a Somali-American independent film director, film producer, screenwriter, and actress.

Personal life
Idil Ibrahim was born in Washington DC. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002. She participated in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) internship in the Episodic Series. She was chosen as an Arts Bridge Scholar for UC Berkeley's Consortium for the Arts, and taught documentary film analysis to Berkeley High School students. She was a recipient of the Nadine Abergel Arts Fellowship and pursued her graduate studies at New York University.

Ibrahim was in a relationship with combat photojournalist Tim Hetherington until his death while on assignment in Misrata, Libya, during the 2011 Libyan civil war. U.S. Senator John McCain sent American flags to Hetherington's memorial service in New York, one of which was presented to Ibrahim by members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade who had served alongside Hetherington and writer Sebastian Junger on various occasions.

Career
Idil Ibrahim co-produced with Wanuri Kahiu Homecoming directed by Jim Chuchu, part of the African Metropolis Program, and was recognized in the Contemporary World Cinema at Toronto International Film Festival. She directed the 4-part 'Behind the Scenes' documentary for VICE of the feature film Fishing Without Nets directed by Cutter Hodierne (Best U.S. Dramatic at Sundance Film Festival). She worked on Am I Going Too Fast? directed by Hank Willis Thomas and Christopher Myers in Kenya, part of the Sundance Global Film Challenge supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She served as an associate producer on films directed by Topaz Adizes including Americana, Laredo, Texas, Trece Años, and A Seed of Maize.

Ibrahim was one of the directors selected by Glamour Magazine and The Girl Project to create a short film about a girl's education in Malawi. She worked with organizations such as Cell-ED, Gobee Group, and the International Rescue Committee. Her involvement with the UNHCR for World Refugee Day in Kakuma Refugee Camp highlights her commitment to humanitarian causes. She directed her first narrative in Dakar, Senegal, Sega with Alassane Sy and Dylan Verrechia. The film received Best Narrative Short at BlackStar Film Festival, and was acquired by Canal+ (French TV channel).

Filmography

 * Americana (2008)
 * Trece años (2009)
 * Laredo, Texas (2010)
 * Homecoming (2013)
 * Transit Game (2014)
 * Fishing without Nets (2014)
 * A Seed of Maize (2017)
 * Sega (2018)