# Mo Ali (Maxamed Cali)

> Mo Ali: Somali-British director of Shank (2010), Montana (2014) and episodes of COBRA and Hijack.

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## Who is he?

Mo Ali is a Somali-British film and television director who was born in Saudi Arabia ([Wikipedia, Mo Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Ali)). See [Somalis in the United Kingdom](/en/diaspora/united-kingdom/).

## Music videos

In the early 2000s he directed grime and house music videos, including the first video for Lethal Bizzle's "Pow (Forward)", Skepta's "Rolex Sweep" and Boy Better Know's "Too Many Man" ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Ali)).

## Film and television

His directing credits include ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Ali)):

- *Shank* (2010), his feature debut, set in a future [London](/en/diaspora/london/)
- *Montana* (2014)
- *[Somaliland](/en/states/somaliland-1991-to-2026/): The Documentary* (2018)
- *Breathe* (2021)
- *COBRA* (2021, two episodes)
- *Hijack* (2023, two episodes)

## In short

A Somali-British director who moved from grime music videos to feature films and television drama.

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