King Ridwan

Year
2023
Country
Netherlands
Duration
15'49'’
Director
Sammy Shefa Idris

Ridwan is a 20-year-old TikToker with an intellectual disability who wants to be taken seriously in his dream of becoming a successful rapper.

Will he succeed?

CREW:
Director: Sammy Shefa Idris
Producer: Tessel van der Linden, Fabiënne Jongenburge
Cinematographer: Lenny Lu
Sound: Gido Julio Rikken
Awards
Movies That Matter Festival 2025 Education Award
Director
Sammy Shefa Idris
Sammy Shefa Idris (2001) is a filmmaker from a small town in Friesland, Hardegarijp. Sammy was admitted at a young age to the prestigious Netherlands Film Academy. He integrates art forms such as music, poetry, dance, and music videos into his work. His film King Ridwan was screened at many festivals and is part of the Movies That Matter educational program. In 2024, he graduated with Vaders Zijn Ook Zonen (Fathers Are Sons Too), a film about loss and fatherhood, and the VFX short A Taste Of Friendship. He constantly seeks new ways to tell intimate stories and aims to leave the world a little better than he found it.
Selected Filmography

A Taste Of Friendship (2024), Fathers Are Sons Too (2024), King Ridwan (2023)

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