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Yusuf Al-Rahman

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ZAFAA 2014 African Academy Award nominated short film about a North African Middle Eastern man who is on a quest to find the father that abandoned his family years ago.
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Yusuf Al-Rahman is an African American director, actor, and editor from New York, that is known for his role as director in the award winning feature documentary, Aphrodisiac (2018), his role as actor/director in the award winning independent feature film, Niya (2015) that received six African Academy Award nominations (ZAFAA 2016), Harold Jacobs in the short film, The Talk (2014), and as director of the African Academy Award nominated short film, Father Must Die (ZAFAA 2014) starring Tony Award winning actor Ari'el Stachel.
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Aphrodisiac (2017)
    Aphrodisiac
    • Director
    • 2017
    Grace Imo in Bragoh (2018)
    Bragoh
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Knuckle Game
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2016
    Promotional poster for film "Niya" designed by Harold Bridgeforth
    Niya
    • Director
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Director

    • Love & Isolation
      • Director
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Peace December: Long Road to Peace (2018)
      Peace December: Long Road to Peace
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Grace Imo in Bragoh (2018)
      Bragoh
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Aphrodisiac (2017)
      Aphrodisiac
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Keeper: Ending Gun Violence (2016)
      The Keeper: Ending Gun Violence
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Knuckle Game
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Promotional poster for film "Niya" designed by Harold Bridgeforth
      Niya
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Duress (2014)
      Duress
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Nicole Santolo in Loss (2014)
      Loss
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Father Must Die (2014)
      Father Must Die
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

    Editor

    • Love & Isolation
      • Editor
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Peace December: Long Road to Peace (2018)
      Peace December: Long Road to Peace
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Grace Imo in Bragoh (2018)
      Bragoh
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Torn Feelings (2018)
      Torn Feelings
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Aphrodisiac (2017)
      Aphrodisiac
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • The Grade (2017)
      The Grade
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • The Keeper: Ending Gun Violence (2016)
      The Keeper: Ending Gun Violence
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Knuckle Game
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Promotional poster for film "Niya" designed by Harold Bridgeforth
      Niya
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Duress (2014)
      Duress
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Nicole Santolo in Loss (2014)
      Loss
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Father Must Die (2014)
      Father Must Die
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014

    Writer

    • Love & Isolation
      • Writer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Grace Imo in Bragoh (2018)
      Bragoh
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Aphrodisiac (2017)
      Aphrodisiac
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • The Keeper: Ending Gun Violence (2016)
      The Keeper: Ending Gun Violence
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Knuckle Game
      TV Series
      • cowriter
      • 2016
    • Promotional poster for film "Niya" designed by Harold Bridgeforth
      Niya
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Duress (2014)
      Duress
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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