The River of Blood
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2009
Logline
Somali-born K’naan strives to become a voice for his nation through his music, while trying to reconcile conflicting influences of his culture that pull him in different directions.
K'naan Warsame
Screenwriter
K’naan Warsame recently finished his first feature length screenplay, The River of Blood, a project based on his experiences growing up in Somalia. Warsame released his debut CD entitled The Dusty Foot Philosopher in Canada, produced by Grammy Award-winning producers Track & Field and released by Sony/BMG. “Soobax,” the lead single from the album, has become the soundtrack to a revolution in East Africa and an inspiring uplifting track for people from all cultures who have suffered under the oppression of dictatorship, violence, and war. He has shared stages with Damian Marley, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Nelly Furtado, Xavier Rudd, Bedouin Soundclash, Spearhead, The Roots, Amadou and Miriam, Hawksley Workman, Digable Planets, Buck 65, Live8 Artists, Bob Dylan, Sting, Wyclef Jean, and Youssou N’Dour to name a few.
Andrew Rosen
Producer
Andrew Rosen began his film career as assistant to the director of Kids in the Hall. Rosen was a production executive at Alliance Atlantis, where he oversaw the production of Sunshine, eXistenZ, New Waterford Girl, and The Good Thief. He produced the award-winning short film Countdown, which screened at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, and worked with Universal Studios and producers of Dawn of the Dead and Cinderella Man.