One mans journey through three decades of political uproar in ethiopia sets the stage for this independent historical drama from director haile gerima. Teza won the top award at the 2009 panafrican film and television festival of ouagadougou. Check out haile gerima s yetut lij film on indiegogo. A conversation with haile gerima at tadias magazine. Apr 02, 2010 teza 2008 directed by haile gerima genres drama subgenres period film, political drama, psychological drama release date apr 2, 2010 usa limited run time 140 min. Powerful, moving and highly acclaimed, director haile gerimas sankofa is a masterpiece of cinema that has had a transformative impact on audiences since its release in 1993. See more ideas about filmmaking, tenured professor and independent films.
Teza is an excellent film concerning the journey of an ethiopian intellectuals return home after being educated abroad in germany. The film reflects on the fall of emperor haile selassie and on the effects of that regime change relative to ethiopian history and society. Child of resistance 1973, directed by haile gerima duration. He later transferred to the theater department at ucla where he completed the masters program in film. Mar 28, 2010 teza, the latest release from worldrenowned, ethiopian born, independent filmmaker haile gerima, and the makers of sankofa. Hailes latest film, the critically acclaimed teza, focuses on the tumultuous years of the mengistu era, as told by an idealistic ethiopian doctor who recounts. Full length movie 683 movie trailers 7 sew le sew ethiopian tv drama. Sep, 2008 his movies are always full of ethiopianafrican wisdom, anecdotes, music, philosophy. See the full list of teza cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Filming for the movie took place in five different countries, including germany and the united states. Notably, the film received a nomination for germanys golden bear, the most prestigious award within the german film industry. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 1,848 views 12. Haile gerima is an independent filmmaker and professor of film at howard. Check out haile gerimas yetut lij film on indiegogo.
Director haile gerimas first feature work to be set in africa employs visions of his native ethiopia to construct a postcolonial allegory of class exploitation. New ethiopian move hulet lib 2016 full movie duration. The film was well received and played to full houses for many weeks in major cities. This empowering film tells a story of slavery and of the african diaspora from the perspective of the enslaved, challenging the romanticizing of slavery prevalent in. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Haile gerimas new film, teza, stars the ethiopianamerican actor aaron arefe as a man from a small village who goes from idealistic student to political exile. Mar 30, 2010 haile gerimas new film, teza, stars the ethiopianamerican actor aaron arefe as a man from a small village who goes from idealistic student to political exile. The movie depicts the societal and economic impact of the events that followed the fall of emperor haile selassie.
Yetut lij child of the breast is a new film by the international awardwinning filmmaker, behind teza, sankofa, bush mama and harvest 3000 years. Apr 02, 2010 one mans journey through three decades of political uproar in ethiopia sets the stage for this independent historical drama from director haile gerima. However, under the heavyhanded direction of haile gerima, teza becomes an exercise in oversymbolism, lack of plot development and community theater acting. Haile gerima is an independent filmmaker and professor of film at howard university in washington, d. Haile gerima born march 4, 1946 is an ethiopian filmmaker who lives and works in the united states. The name teza means morning dew in amharic, a major ethiopian language. Since 1975, haile has been an influential film professor at howard university in washington, d. Haile gerimas films mirror ethiopias struggle the new. Haile gerimas films mirror ethiopias struggle the new york times. This is what makes teza such a human film, one of best films i have seen about war and society. The film was written and directed and by gerima who is a professor at howard university in washington d.
Since 1975, haile has been an influential film professor at howard. The ethiopian intellectual anberber returns to his native country during the repressive totalitarian regime of haile mariam mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his peoples humanity and social values. Set in ethiopia and germany, the film chronicles the return of an ethiopian intellectual to his country of birth during the repressive marxist regime of mengistu haile mariam and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his peoples humanity and social values. This empowering film tells a story of slavery and of the african diaspora from the perspective of the enslaved, challenging the romanticizing of slavery prevalent in american culture. Anberber aaron arefe was born and raised in ethiopia, but he became disillusioned with the poverty and political turmoil of his country, and in the 1970s he relocated to germany to study medicine. The tendency to bludgeon the audience with symbolism, intercutting between the slaughter of a cattle and the murder of tesfaye for example, has been the signature of gerima since harvest. Halie gerima arrived in the united states from his native gondar, ethiopia, to study acting and directing at the goodman theater in chicago, illinois. Sankofa 14 tv movies rbg tube panafrican tv v2 0 free revolutionary audio video speech. Teza 2008 directed by haile gerima genres drama subgenres period film, political drama, psychological drama release date apr 2, 2010 usa limited run time 140 min. Filmed in the tumultuous days following the overthrow of haile selassie, the portrait of an abject peasant family toiling under the scornful eye of a wealthy landowner exhibits the. Born and raised in ethiopia, gerima emigrated to the united states in 1967. With kofi ghanaba, oyafunmike ogunlano, alexandra duah, nick medley. Clearly, as a story, teza has plenty of material to become a compelling film. A selfabsorbed black american fashion model on a photo shoot in africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the west indies where she experiences firsthand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she.
A film by haile gerima, 2008, ethiopia france germany, fiction, 2h20 starring aron arefe. New york tadias for filmmaker haile gerima the travails of life are much like moving images a constant journey of restlessness and complexity, until the final rest. The jurys unanimous pick for top honours, teza deals with the brutal regime of dictator haile mariam mengistu in the 1970s and 1980s. His movies are always full of ethiopianafrican wisdom, anecdotes, music, philosophy. Following in the footsteps of his father, a dramatist and playwright.
Gerima is releasing his eleventh cinematic production and seventh dramatic film, teza, which means morning dew in amharic. Teza 2008 haile gerima synopsis, characteristics, moods. Teza is a brilliant movie in my opinion because haile was able to express the challenges that current ethiopia faces. Teza is presented in competition for the golden lion award. Teza, trailer, directed by haile gerima ethiopia youtube. Haile gerima haile gerima born gondar, ethiopia, march 4, 1946 is an ethiopian filmmaker who immigrated to the united states in 1968. Sep 17, 2009 new york tadias for filmmaker haile gerima the travails of life are much like moving images a constant journey of restlessness and complexity, until the final rest. Teza, the latest release from worldrenowned, ethiopian born, independent filmmaker haile gerima, and the makers of sankofa. Haile gerima, the highly acclaimed director and a professor at howard university, says he finds it difficult to call the current video productions real cinema. Teza, which means morning dew in amharic, tells a story of hope, loss, and reminiscence through the eyes of an idealistic, young intellectual, displaced from his homeland of ethiopia for many years. Afterward, he relocated to washington, dc, to teach at howard universitys department of radio. A troubled vietnam veteran hoping to forget the war and reconnect with american life struggles with disillusionment, selfworth, and cynicism. Yetut lij child of the breast, a new film by haile gerima, the awardwinning filmmaker behind teza, adwa, sankofa. An african victory the only authorized dvd zone 1 a film by haile gerima a negod gwad production in coproduction with zdfarte distributed by mypheduh films produced, directed and edited by.
Ouagadougou afp the ethiopian film teza by director haile gerima took the golden stallion of yennenga on saturday for best film at the panafrican film and television festival. A selfabsorbed black american fashion model on a photo shoot in africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the west indies where she experiences firsthand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of. In a discussion held at addis ababa university, he said hasnt come across anything that be called cinema and has a sense of ethiopian history and culture. To learn more about the filmmaker and support his film campaign, visit and check the. Apr 6, 2016 nommo speaker haile gerima famed filmmaker of sankofa, bush mama, and ashes and embers. Teza is set in germany and ethiopia, and examines the displacement of african intellectuals, both at home and abroad, through the story of a young, idealistic ethiopian doctor anberber. Haile gerimas new film, teza, stars the ethiopianamerican actor aaron. This section contains mature content and you need to be at least 17 years old. Haile gerimas teza wins african oscar at tadias magazine. With aaron arefe, abiye tedla, takelech beyene, teje tesfahun.
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