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Haile Gerima

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 03/04/1946 (78) | Gondor (Ethiopia)
Haile Gerima (born March 4, 1946) is an Ethiopian filmmaker who lives and works in the United States. He is a leading member of the L.A. Rebellion film movement, also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers. Since 1975, Haile has been a film professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He is best known for Sankofa (1993), which won two awards. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | War

Known for these Movies & Shows

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 th ...

Teza

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2008 | 3.8/5 | 2h 20min
Drama
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In this meditative film the everyday lives of poor Ethiopian peasants are shown using documentary as well as storytelling techniques, with its drama arising out of the timeless yet persistent issues o ...

Harvest: 3,000 Years

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1975 | 3.3/5 | 2h 30min
Drama
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Ashes and Embers is an original screenplay by Haile Gerima, about a Vietnam veteran, who, several years after the war, is struggling to come to terms with his role in the war, and his role as a Black ...

Ashes and Embers

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1982 | 3.6/5 | 2h 9min
Drama
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On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral past. ...

Sankofa

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1993 | 3.0/5 | 2h 4min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Haile Gerima

Guggenheim Fellowship
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Movies with Haile Gerima as Actor(2)

1994 Imperfect Journey
1988 Ouaga

Movies with Haile Gerima as Crew(30)

Directing/Director2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Directing/Director2008 Teza
Editing/Editor2008 Teza
Production/Producer2008 Teza
Writing/Screenplay2008 Teza
Directing/Director1999 Adwa
Editing/Editor1999 Adwa
Production/Producer1999 Adwa
Directing/Director1994 Imperfect Journey
Writing/Writer1994 Imperfect Journey
Directing/Director1993 Sankofa
Editing/Editor1993 Sankofa
Production/Producer1993 Sankofa
Writing/Writer1993 Sankofa
Directing/Director1982 Ashes and Embers
Production/Producer1982 Ashes and Embers
Writing/Writer1982 Ashes and Embers
Directing/Director1979 Bush Mama
Editing/Editor1979 Bush Mama
Production/Producer1979 Bush Mama
Writing/Writer1979 Bush Mama
Directing/Director1979 Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000
Directing/Director1975 Harvest: 3,000 Years
Writing/Writer1975 Harvest: 3,000 Years
Directing/Director1973 Child of Resistance
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Hour Glass
Directing/Director1971 Hour Glass
Editing/Editor1971 Hour Glass
Production/Producer1971 Hour Glass
Writing/Writer1971 Hour Glass

Full Name: Haile Germina
Born: Monday, 03/04 1946 (March) in Gondor (Ethiopia) (current age: 78 years + 52 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: German (DE)
Educated at: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, DePaul University, University of California, Los Angeles
Employer: Howard University, University of California, Los Angeles
Spouses (current/former): Shirikiana Aina
Haile Gerima frequently works together with these people:
Agustín Cubano (3x, Crew)
Worke Kasa (2x, Cast)
Barbara O. Jones (2x, Actress)
Kim Ki-duk (1x, Crew)
Isabel Coixet (1x, Crew)
Marlen Khutsiyev (1x, Crew)
Afemo Omilami (1x, Actor)
Franco Maresco (1x, Crew)
Norman Blalock (1x, Cast)
Mzuri (1x, Cast)
Ben Collins (1x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:852187, Added: 11/14/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024