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MOHAMED ALI'S HAPPY DAY FEAST

Year: 1998

Classification: Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G

Runtime: 55 min

Produced In: Australia

Directed By: Nicky Tyndale-Biscoe

Produced By: Catherine Dyson

Language: English

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Mohamed Ali and his wife, Halima Mubarak, are the owners of the Dhodaan Café, Flemington, a meeting place for the Somali refugee community in Melbourne.

A documentary about hope, angels and secret spices. Having survived war in Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen, but suffering the loss of home and family, Mohamed and his wife Halima arrive in Australia with a renewed optimism, and set about establishing their dream cafe.

As their first year unfolds, life is not as they expected. Mohamed is an optimist, with an eye on the future, Halima looks patiently towards resolving the past. In their dealings with customers, local council officials, the immigration department, and marketing mavericks, we experience their cultural perspective on our world, ripe with humour, hope and misunderstandings. Despite all, the Happy Day Feast is a celebration of their achievements.

Featuring Mohamed Osman Ali, Halima Yaslam Mubarak, Iman and Ahmed

Written and directed by Nicky Tyndale-Biscoe
Produced by Catherine Dyson
Cinematographers – Mark Pugh, Joanna Donohoe
Additional Photography – Nicky Tyndale-Biscoe, James Ashton
Editors – Ken Sallows, Maria Kaltenthaler
Consultant Director - Steve Thomas
Associate Producer – Sue Maslin
Music Composer – Jamie Saxe

Produced with the assistance of SBS Independent

© 1998, Little Universe Films Pty Ltd

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