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Ali Selim(I)

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Ali Selim was born in Minneapolis and attended St. Thomas College in St. Paul. After working briefly in feature film production, he won an assignment from his alma mater to direct a recruiting film for which he earned an award at the New York Film Festival. From there, Selim entered the commercial industry, first as a producer, and then as a director. He developed a rapport with Milwaukee agency McDonald-Davis and that enabled him to found his own production company, Departure Films. The venture was an immediate success; Selim worked constantly, directing an average of more than 100 spots per year.

In 1991, at the age of 30, Selim won a Gold Lion at the Cannes Film Festival for a commercial he directed for the YMCA and Minneapolis agency Clarity Coverdale. The success of that spot brought Selim national attention and led to his signing by the venerable New York production company Giraldi/Suarez. Two years later, Selim joined Chicago-based The Story Companies where he racked up credits for such national advertisers as Coke, McDonald's, Miller Lite, Blockbuster Video, Reebok and Citibank.
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    • 5 wins & 2 nominations

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Alan Cumming, Alex Kingston, and Ali Selim in Sweet Land (2005)
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Elizabeth Reaser in Sweet Land (2005)
Sweet Land
7.1
  • Director
  • 2005
The Looming Tower (2018)
The Looming Tower
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in Secret Invasion (2023)
Secret Invasion
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Emperor of the Air
8.4
Short
  • Director(as Ali Mohamed Selim)
  • 1996

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Director

  • Secret Invasion
    • Director
    • Completed
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Jeff Wilbusch and Juliana Canfield in The Calling (2022)
    The Calling
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Courtney B. Vance in 61st Street (2022)
    61st Street
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Condor (2018)
    Condor
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
    Manhunt
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • The Looming Tower (2018)
    The Looming Tower
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Ron Perlman and Dana Delany in Hand of God (2014)
    Hand of God
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Anna Gunn and David Tennant in Gracepoint (2014)
    Gracepoint
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Gabriel Byrne, Debra Winger, Irrfan Khan, Amy Ryan, and Dane DeHaan in In Treatment (2008)
    In Treatment
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Elizabeth Reaser in Sweet Land (2005)
    Sweet Land
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Emperor of the Air
    • Director (as Ali Mohamed Selim)
    • Short
    • 1996

Writer

  • Hit & Run (2021)
    Hit & Run
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Le Tour de Pants with Ali Selim (2020)
    Le Tour de Pants with Ali Selim
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • The Looming Tower (2018)
    The Looming Tower
    • story editor
    • written by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Elizabeth Reaser in Sweet Land (2005)
    Sweet Land
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Emperor of the Air
    • Writer (as Ali Mohamed Selim)
    • Short
    • 1996

Additional Crew

  • The Looming Tower (2018)
    The Looming Tower
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    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
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Mad Women
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    • Ali Mohamed Selim
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    There are things that should be shot digitally. It's like, when do you use a pencil and when do you use an oil brush? It's a decision you make based on the final outcome. It's not "Is digital as good as film?" It just feels different.

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