Haile Gerima
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Haile Gerima (born March 4, 1946 in Gonder ) is an Ethiopian film director , film producer , screenwriter and film editor living in the USA .
Life
The son of a teacher and a writer with his own traveling theater grew up in Ethiopia. From 1967 he studied theater in Chicago , then film in Los Angeles . In 1971 he made his first short film, Hour Glass, about a basketball player.
In 1974 he completed Mirt sost shi amit, the first feature film to be shot in Ethiopia. In it he did not show a positive hero, but portrayed the poverty in the capital Addis Ababa , which one tried to hide during state visits. In 1975 his graduation film at UCLA , Bush Mania , was released, which addressed the growing self-confidence of American blacks. Ashes and Embers (1982) described the problems of a black Vietnam veteran.
His work as a director comprises a total of a dozen productions. As a producer, he was involved in ten works.
Gerima has taught at Howard University in Washington, DC since 1975
Filmography
- 1972: Hour Glass
- 1972: Child of Resistance
- 1976: Bush mom
- 1976: Harvest: 3000 years ( Mirt sost shi amit )
- 1978: Wilmington 10 - USA 10,000
- 1982: ash and embers ( Ashes and Embers )
- 1985: After Winter: Sterling Brown
- 1993: Sankofa
- 1994: Imperfect Journey
- 1997: Through the Door of No Return (editing and production)
- 1999: Adwa - An African Victory
- 2008: morning dew ( Teza )
- 2013: Venice 70: Future Reloaded
literature
- Hans-Michael Bock (ed.): Lexicon of directors and cameramen from A – Z , Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Reinbek near Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3 499 60651 8
Web links
- Haile Gerima in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerima, Haile |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gonder |