Shooting love stories on the streets of Mogadishu

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Abshir Rageh was a news cameraman in Somalia, and he spent much of his career filming violence and suffering in his home country. His work was dangerous, and he hated showing the worst side of Somalia to the world. Abshir's true love was cinema, and he dreamed of directing films showing another perspective of Somali life, so he built a crew, cast some actors, and started filming love stories of the streets of Mogadishu. Abshir spoke to Outlook's Mobeen Azhar. La Pato Gutierrez and Estela Recalde were litter pickers working on rubbish dumps in Uruguay, recycling what they found for a small income. They faced hardship and danger on the dump: insults from the public, and clashes with the police. Eventually they rose up, chained themselves together at the entrance of the dump, and demanded change. La Pato and Estela spoke to Outlook's Grace Livingstone. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Abshir Rageh. Credit: Mo Liban)