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Suroosh Alvi
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Alvi in 2016
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| Born | 26 March 1969 |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
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| Known for | Co-founder of VICE Media |
| Children | 1 |
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Suroosh Alvi (born March 26, 1969) is a Canadian journalist and filmmaker. He is famous for being one of the founders of Vice Media, a media company that creates news and entertainment for a young audience.
Alvi has traveled the world as a journalist and producer. He makes documentaries about important and sometimes difficult topics. He has reported on youth culture, news, and music from many different countries. His work often explores challenging subjects, like armed conflicts and the rise of groups causing unrest in places like the Middle East and Africa.
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Early Life and Education
Alvi was born in Toronto, Canada. His parents were from Pakistan and both worked as professors at universities. His mother, Sajida S. Alvi, was an expert in Islamic studies and history at McGill University. His father, Sabir A. Alvi, was a psychology professor at the University of Toronto.
Growing up in a family of academics, Suroosh Alvi also went to college. He studied philosophy at McGill University in Montreal.
Career at VICE Media
Founding VICE
In 1996, Alvi and his partners Shane Smith and Gavin McInnes started a magazine in Montreal called VICE. It began by covering the local culture scene but quickly grew.
Today, VICE is a huge media company. It has a popular website, a TV channel, a record label, and even publishes books. VICE creates many original video series about news, travel, music, art, and food. It has reporters and offices all over the world. For their work, Alvi and his team have won major awards, including Emmys and Peabodys.
Work as a Journalist and Filmmaker
In 2006, Alvi began making video reports for VICE. One of his first major stories was about the weapons trade in a tribal area of Pakistan. Since then, he has reported from many conflict zones, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Gaza Strip.
Alvi has also produced and directed several well-known documentaries.
- Heavy Metal in Baghdad (2007): This film follows an Iraqi heavy metal band called Acrassicauda. It shows their struggles during the Iraq War. The movie was shown at major film festivals in Toronto and Berlin.
- REINCARNATED (2012): For this film, Alvi traveled to Jamaica with the famous rapper Snoop Dogg. It documents Snoop Dogg's journey as he explored a new style of music.
- Terror Series (2017): Alvi hosted a series that looked at the origins of some of the world's most dangerous groups, such as al-Qaeda and Boko Haram.
- VICE Guide to Iran (2020): In this documentary, Alvi interviewed regular people in Iran about their lives. He also spoke with important political figures about the country's history and its relationship with the rest of the world.
Personal Life
Suroosh Alvi lives in New York City with his wife and son.
Notable Works
Alvi has worked as a producer, writer, or director on many films and TV shows. Here are some of his most famous projects.
Television
- The Vice Guide to Travel (2011)
- Vice (2013)
- Vice News (2014)
- ... That's Delicious (2016)
- World of Vice (2017)
Documentaries
- Heavy Metal in Baghdad (2006)
- Gun Markets of Pakistan (2006)
- Reincarnated (2012)
- Lil Bub and Friendz (2013)
- Inside the Superhuman World of the Iceman (2015)
- VICE Guide to Iran (2020)
- ... of Pakistan (2021)
