Simon Rieber

Writing

Simon Rieber

Born 1994-05-25 · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Xalé poster
NR

Awa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is happily living her teenage years alongside her twin brother Adama who dreams of Europe. When their grandmother dies, her aunt Fatou and her uncle Atoumane promise to marry in order to preserve the family union. But Fatou does not love Atoumane and the latter, tired of waiting to consummate his marriage, commits an act from which there is no going back.

Xalé

2023

Tembele poster
2.0

Zoom into the very soul of a man working the garbage truck 12 hours a day in the chaotic city battling a mental set back when he loses a son.

Tembele

2022

Holy poster
7.0

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.

Holy

2023

Holy poster
7.0

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.

Holy

2023

Planetary poster
7.3

Planetary presents a stunning visual portrait of our Earth, taking us on a journey across continents: from the African savannah to the Himalayas, and from the heart of Tokyo to the view of our fragile planet from orbit. Through intimate interviews with a diversity of people, from NASA astronauts and environmentalists to philosophers and Tibetan lamas, the film explores our shared future. It suggests that the key to transforming our civilisation lies in an understanding that all life is inseparably interconnected, and that we cannot change the world unless we change the way we see ourselves, our planet, and the wider cosmos we are embedded within.

Planetary

2015

Nyara: The Kidnapping poster
2.0

Rehema, the daughter of a rich businessman Adam Mbena is kidnapped by an infamous gang of criminals. Adam is extorted and has only 24 hours to pay a ransom or lose his only beloved daughter. Adam seeks help from Faith Komba, a detective officer and her squad of three young agents Paul, Baraka and Santos to rescue Rehema as soon as possible. Nyara is the debut feature film from Wanene Entertainment, and is set to release in cinemas all over Tanzania on the 30th of December.

Nyara: The Kidnapping

2020

Tug of War poster
NR

A coming-of-age political love story set in the final years of British colonial Zanzibar. Denge, a young freedom fighter meets Yasmin, an Indian-Zanzibari woman in the middle of the night as she is on her way to be married. Passion and revolution escalate.

Tug of War

2024

The Boy from Geita poster
9.2

Adam, a young Tanzanian boy persecuted because of his albinism, finds a kindred spirit in Peter, a Canadian man with the same condition. Together they embark on an unlikely journey that transcends cultures and continents.

The Boy from Geita

2015

Hue: A Matter of Colour poster
NR

A documentary that weaves together personal journeys, historical facts and expert analysis to show the world through the eyes of those touched by the issue of "colourism".

Hue: A Matter of Colour

2013