will be rereleased by Array,distribution company, on Netflix. The 1993 drama tells the urgent story of a Black woman who reconnects to her roots after enduring a nightmarish time-traveling journey that sends her to a Southern plantation during the slave era.
He quickly becomes animated when discussing this passion project. Currently, part of his post-production battle involves securing rights to vintage, war-era newsreel footage from a group of Italians who don’t want to hand it over just yet. But Gerima, who’s spent his career fighting the power, working outside the Hollywood system, and finding self-reliant ways to finance and distribute his films, isn’t daunted.
You are not someone who is terribly interested in, or preoccupied with the machinations of the Academy—the politics of it, the makeup of it. Does it feel complicated to now be fêted by them? As a young man in Ethiopia, I was taken by the power of the motion picture industry that was very racist towards Africans. I sided so much with white supremacy as a kid. When I came to America, I was the most colonized human being. Once I got to Chicago, the African American community helped me liberate myself. In fact, the first film I did at UCLA to liberate myself was called. I made that film to really liberate my brain from being held hostage by this white supremacist paradigm.
Well, I’m so indebted to the African American community because I came at a time of peak Black liberation. It was a refuge for me because I was completely unprepared to fight racism as an Ethiopian. I come completely confused and, therefore, I did not have the tools to defend myself, but I picked up a few things from Black America to help me.and hugged me and cried and wrote poetry. And I said, oh my goodness, maybe I’m a filmmaker. I never thought, “Come from Ethiopia, be a filmmaker.
I want to ask a couple more Vantage Award questions. You’re being honored alongside Sophia Loren. Had you ever met her before, or will this be the first time?] People say hi, maybe? But I know her in movies, a lot of the Italian classic films. My sister, I’ve overcome my problem with being starstruck. It’s going to be the most uncomfortable dinner for me, to tell you the truth. It’s something I’m dreading.
ava Thank You, ava! ✊🏾Ethiopia! 🇪🇹
'France betrayed Ethiopia. England betrayed Ethiopia. Yet they present themselves, through movies, again, that they came and rescued Ethiopia. When did they come to Ethiopia? In ‘41. The war [was ended] by guerrilla fighters, Ethiopians who died to to expel the Italians.'
I cant wait, Haile Gerima is legendary omg
EthioHeritage 💚💛❤️
ava Excellence👏🏽
ava I am excited that more people will learn about the incredible Haile Gerima.
ava Sankofa is amazing
I love seeing this. Great filmmaker, hopefully all of his films are streamed.
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