Malik Kleist

Malik has always been interested in films since he was a little kid. At the age of 14 he bought his first camera and started making short films starring his friends and later on always kept his interest in the camera. In 1998 at the age of 21 Malik tried to work with a real film crew as a assistant for the light guy and also as an assistant for the sound guy in the short film "Sinilluarit" directed by Inuk Silis Høegh. 2 years after he started at the tv and film education in viborg, denmark in medieskolen. in 2001 during the education Malik was offered a leading role as an actor for the film "Eskimo Weekend". Malik finished his school in 2004 and worked at the Greenlandic national TV station in 5 years where he worked as an cameraman, light guy, sound guy, editor and later on became technical adviser and co-producer for the youth tv show "sofa aappalaartoq" and later on advisor and editor on "inuusuttut silarsuaat". Malik quit from the national tv station in 2009 and started his own firm Tumit Production together with Aka Hansen. In 2009 Malik helped co-writing the film "Hinarik Sinnattunilu" while also being the D.O.P. and editor. In 2011 Malik wrote the script for the thriller "Qaqqat Alanngui" which he also directed.