Othman Karim

Othman "Osmond" Karim (born 19 March 1968) is a Swedish film director, documentary producer, television presenter and photographer.

Background Karim was born in Kampala, Uganda on March 19, 1968. In 1975, he, his parents, and his four siblings fled Idi Admin's regime and settled in first in Uppsala, then in Skåne. His brother Baker is a director in his own right; brother Alexander and one of their sisters are actors.

He graduated from the Brooks Institute of Photography in California with a BA with honors in Film and TV Production and worked for Amblin Entertainment before returning to Sweden.

He is married to film producer Malin Holmberg-Karim; they have four children.

Career He hosted the Swedish news program Mosaik from 2000-2002 before leaving to focus on his directing career and production company One Tired Brother. Shortly after, it was awarded a Viewer's Choice award at the Kolkata International Film Festival. Danny Glover was cast in his 2010 film För kärleken, which garnered a lot of interest.

He served as a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival and Nordisk Panorama Film Festival in 2007.

Filmography Year Title Title in English Director Writer Editor Other notes 1999 Drömmarnas stad Yes 1999 Uganda Du Fria The Promised Land Yes Yes Short film 1999 Ögonblick Moments Yes Yes Short film 2000 Rampljus Yes Short film; also credited as Director of Photography 2001 Tagning Tolken Yes Short film 2001 Fyra kvinnor Four Women Credited as Executive Producer 2002 Tolken Yes Yes Yes Short film 2002 Alla bara försvinner Everybody Just Disappears Yes Yes Co-written and co-directed with Kristina Kjellin, Kajsa Eldin, Pil Maria Gunnarsson, Molly Hartleb, Ted Kjellson, John Lindgren, Kalle Lindgren 2005 Godmoney Yes 2005 Det odödliga Fragments of an Unfinished Journey Credited as producer 2005 Om Sara About Sara Yes Yes Yes 2006 Svenskjävlar Bloody Swedes Yes 2008 Squire Musa Yes Yes 2010 Tusen bilder: Av livets stora och små mirakel A Thousand Images Yes Pictures and music only; also credited as the Director of Photography 2010 För kärleken Dear Alice Yes Yes Co-written with Grace Maharaj-Eriksson and Linda Aronson 2012 Jepson från the Ark Yes Yes Yes 2014 Raskortet: En film om att vara svart i Sverige The Race Card Yes Yes Yes Co-written with Malin Holmberg-Karim; also credited as cinematographer 2018 De ensamma The Grateful Yes Short film

Awards Year Film Award Award body 2006 Om Sara Golden St George Moskova Moscow International Film Festival 2005 Om Sara Bästa film Nöjesguiden 2006 Om Sara Viewer's Choice Calcutta Kolkata International Film Festival 2007 Squire Musa Talent Highlight Award Berlinale