Teza
Gerima returns to Ethiopia for his most recent feature, a winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival. Working in both super-16mm and HD, Gerima spans three decades as he follows the fractured journey of Anberber (Aaron Arefe).
Gerima returns to Ethiopia for his most recent feature, a winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival. Working in both super-16mm and HD, Gerima spans three decades as he follows the fractured journey of Anberber (Aaron Arefe). A medical student in 1970s Cologne, Anberber returns to Cold War-era Addis Ababa and finds himself ensnared in the day’s Marxist upheavals (see also Gerima’s documentary Imperfect Journey) and reminisces about his rural childhood. Teza is a powerful, mature work that retains Gerima’s potent vision.
Director: Haile Gerima. Cast: Aaron Arefe, Abiye Tedla, Takelech Beyene, Teje Tesfahun. 2008. 140 minutes. Ethiopia/Germany/France. Color. Amharic, English, German. 35mm.
All film screenings of Imperfect Journey: Haile Gerima and His Comrades are available here.