Sami Saif

Sami Martin Saif (born 1972) is a Danish award-winning documentary filmmaker.

Saif graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1997 having made the short The UFO War.

[1] He then started work on Danish broadcaster DR mainly in the TV Children and Youth Department.

[2] In 2000, Saif directed The Video Diary of Ricardo Lopez, based on the final days of Ricardo Lopez who was obsessed with Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk.

[4] The film follows Saif's search for his missing father, aided by his then-girlfriend, Phie Ambo.