Ibrahim Mursal : When ideas worth spreading become ideas worth protecting

Photo by : Céline Thommesen

IbrahimMursal is a Norwegian/ Somali/ Sudanese filmmaker and promotional Campaigns designer. Graduated as an Oil Engineer, but he followed his passion in Filmmaking.

Ibrahim Mursal Participated in the making of more than 10  Short films as Director, Assistant Director, Cinematographer, Assistant editor and Consultant . His Short fictional Film (fifty) was an official selection In Sudan Independent Film Festival 2014. He also a youth counselor who works with refugees and asylum seekers. Ibrahim is one of the people behind TEDxKhartoum.

TEDxKhartoum 2013 team

On 11 May 2013, Sudanese security forces shut down the annual TEDxKhartoum event while it was underway, without a warning or explanation. In this TEDxTalk, Ibrahim Mursal, Organizing committee member for the event, retells the events of that day, the effects of what happened, and asks a question worth spreading!.

This talk was given by Ibrahim Mursal  at TEDxArendal 2015 , it was under title  “ When ideas worth spreading become ideas worth protecting”, Check it below.

Check out our interview with Ibrahim Mursal (in Arabic) here
Also check out Ibrahim Mursal  talk at TEDxSUST 2013, here

عبدالسلام الحاج

مدون ومستشار للسوشيال ميديا والمحتوى الرقمي ، عضو شبكة مدونون سودانيون بلاحدود وشبكة مدونات عربية، نشرت كتاباته في عدد من الصحف والمجلات السودانية، وله مساهمات في عدد من المواقع والمجلات الإلكترونية العربية والعالمية، مهتم بالإعلام الرقمي ،الفنون والحراك الثقافي المستقل.

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