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RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Teza_Presseheft:Layout 1 20.08.2008 19:02 Uhr Seite 2 55555555555555555555555555555555 RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Synopsis Teza, set in Ethiopia and Germany, chronicles the return of the African intellectual Anberber to his country of birth during the repressive Marxist regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his
2 peoples humanity and social values. A
peoples humanity and social values. After Anberber spends several years in Germany studying medicine, he returns to Ethiopia only to find the country of his youthreplaced by turmoil. His dream of using his craft to improve the health of Ethiopians is squashed by a military junta that usesscientists for their own political ends. Seeking the comfort of his countryside home, Anberber finds no shel
3 ter from violence.The solace that the me
ter from violence.The solace that the memories of his youth provide is quickly replaced by the competing forces of the military and rebelling factions. Anberber must determine if he can bear the strain or piece together a life from the fragments that lay around him. Teza_Presseheft:Layout 1 20.08.2008 19:02 Uhr Seite 3 UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Tezain 2004, I couldnt find the trees where I used
4 to eat those wild fruits. Its part of
to eat those wild fruits. Its part of the desertification, the global ecologicchange has even destroyed the memory of taste.I come from a family where my father was a storyteller, a playwright. My grandmother is a very good storyteller as well. I was house where electricity only came much later. So I was around the fire with my grandmother most of my adolescence years, beforeexposed to the cinem
5 a, listening to her stories. And there a
a, listening to her stories. And there are these aesthetics that are passed down to me from my grandmother father as well as my stories. When my father did plays I went with him to various provinces. He was a nationalistic writer and fought during the Italian occupation. Logically most of his plays were about Ethiopian patriots, who fought invaders including the TurkishEmpire as well as during the
6 Italian attempt of colonize Ethiopia. I
Italian attempt of colonize Ethiopia. I grew around stories and songs and narrative drama that commy particular cultural aesthetics.The idea of identity and liberation is perhaps the defining goal for me and my vision for an independent cinema. To tell ones story is toplace ones name on the map of history and to do so while honoring the struggle of ancestors is essential to ensure that futureha
7 ve the documentation to create their own
ve the documentation to create their own blueprint of survival. The history, culture and socio-economic well-being of all peoAfrican descent is my primary concern, but above all the preservation of their humanity is the greatest motivation for me as a filmmaker. Teza_Presseheft:Layout 1 20.08.2008 19:02 Uhr Seite 5 qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq In 1978, Gerima finished his first documentaryWilmington. Fol
8 lowed by After Winter: SterlingBrownImpe
lowed by After Winter: SterlingBrownImperfect JourneyAdwa - An African VictoryHaile Gerima is an independent filmmaker born in Ethiopia in 1946. His training as a filmmaker canbe said to have begun in Gondar, Ethiopia, the place of his birth, where he sat around the fire engrossedin the tales told by parents and grandparents. His father, a dramatist and playwright, was perhaps hisgreatest influenc
9 e. In high school, Haile directed his cl
e. In high school, Haile directed his classmates in end of semester productions beforeleaving to study at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago and later at the University of SouthernCalifornia at Los Angeles (UCLA). Since 1975, Haile Germina is an Honorary Professor of film at Howard University in Washington, DC. Teza_Presseheft:Layout 1 20.08.2008 19:02 Uhr Seite 7 Filmography TezaAdwa A
10 n African Victory(97 min / Documentary)
n African Victory(97 min / Documentary) Imperfect Journey(88 min / Documentary)SankofaAfter Winter: Sterling Brown(60 min / Documentary) Ashes And EmbersWilmington(129 min / Documentary) Harvest: 3000 YearsBush Mama Child Of Resistance (47min / Experimental) Hour Glass Teza_Presseheft:Layout 1 20.08.2008 19:02 Uhr Seite 8 Awards Harvest: 3000 Years Festival De Cannes Selection Official Ca
11 nnes Classic 2003Lifetime Achievement A
nnes Classic 2003Lifetime Achievement Award, 4th Annual Independence Film Festival, Washington, DC 1993Best Cinematography Award, FESPACO, Burkina FasoFirst Prize, African Film Festival, Milan, Italy 1987Long Metrage De Fiction - Prix de la Ville de Alger forAshes and Embers1984Tribute Festival De La Rochelle, France 1983FIPRESCIFilm Critics Award for Ashes and Embers Berlin Film FestivalOut
12 standing Production Ashes and Embers Lo
standing Production Ashes and Embers London Film Festival1982Grand Prix Award forAshes and Embers Lisbon International Film Festival1976Grand Prize/Silver Leopard for Harvest: 3000 Years Teza_Presseheft:Layout 1 20.08.2008 19:02 Uhr Seite 9 Technical Data Format 35mm / 1:1,85 / Color / Dolby SRDAmharic / German / English 555555555555555555555555 Teza_Presseheft:Layout 1 20.08.2008 19:02 Uhr