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May 2018
27m 20s

Episode 7: Saleh Nass

SAMI YUSUF
About this episode

Saleh Nass is an award-winning film director, producer, and editor based in Bahrain and educated in the UK. In this interview, he shares his keen insights into the world of films and filmmaking, gives advice for aspiring filmmakers, and speaks about the process for making the music video for Sami Yusuf’s single, ‘Al Faqir’.
Watch ‘Al Faqir’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re8pdxTClDQ
Get the track here: http://andnt.co/alfaqir
Read Sami Yusuf’s blog ‘The Journey to Al Faqir’ here: http://samiyusufofficial.com/the-journey-to-al-faqir/

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