Simon Rieber
Biography
Simon Rieber is a Tanzanian visual artist, film director, animator and screenwriter. He is known for co-directing in Planetary and writing Hue: A Matter of Colour documentary film directed by Vic Sarin. He authored notable books including In love with ghost, Beautiful Monster and I will never forget you. He is a winner of The Umoja Prize for Contemporary Tanzanian Artist an respectable award for artist under 40 in Tanzania.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Adamson
The story of a 21-year-old Somali boy named Ayaanle living in Nairobi who aspires to become a world-famous actor. His life is turned upside down after a series of unlikely and unfortunate events force him to defy the odds for his survival.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Christopher
A young man is sent to "La Maca," a prison in the middle of the Ivorian forest ruled by its inmates. As tradition goes with the rising of the red moon, he is designated by the Boss to be the new "Roman" and must tell a story to the other prisoners. Learning what fate awaits him, he begins to narrate the mystical life of the legendary outlaw named "Zama King" and has no choice but to make his story last until dawn.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Hosted by Simon Rieber a Swahili show discusses matters shook the world, history and were not told in more details, past fantasies, politics, science, also hints little facts about the spiritual world. The show premiered the late 2021 distributed by SR Media Services.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Ramsey
Holy, by renowned directors Guy Reid and Simon Rieber, is the life of a young man who choose to live a holy life by lying to achieve his goals but his efforts failed miserably after meeting a girl who made him forget what he intended.