The making of a superstar
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The reporter: By Samuel Getachew
A year ago, at the Toronto International Film Festival, I stood up and asked a daring question to international actress Natalie Portman. Covering the event for a local Ethiopian paper in Toronto, knowing she had recently been to Ethiopia, I asked her about Ethiopian film making as well as any future plans to take some of her work to Ethiopia for a public showing.
Lacking Shelter at Home and Abroad (Teza - 2008)
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By MATT ZOLLER SEITZ: New York Times - April 2, 2010
It’s all in the eyes. Remember that as you watch “Teza.”
‘Teza’, the latest work of Ethiopian director Hailé Gerima
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In today’s culture show, Hailé Gerima speaks cinema with Eve Jackson. Known for his independent, direct storytelling that's anything but Hollywood, the director makes films about Ethiopia's struggle. His best-known movie is the acclaimed ‘Sankofa’ which won a stack of international awards including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film festival. His latest work is called ‘Teza’.
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Ethiopian Filmmaker Named Finalist In Democracy Video Challenge
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Ethiopian Filmmaker Yared Shumete Desalegne was chosen as one of three African finalists in the 2010 Democracy Video Challenge for his original short video, “Democracy is Fair Play.”
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You Can Take the Auteur Out of Ethiopia, But . . .
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By Ruth McCann
Washington Post Staff Writer (Monday, September 21, 2009)
When Haile Gerima was a young boy in Ethiopia, he sat with his family -- his father the playwright, his mother the teacher, his grandmother the storyteller -- and announced that when he grew up, he wanted to be a human being without bones so he could put himself in his own pocket. His grandmother, shocked, prayed for him for days.
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