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Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima was born in Gondar, Ethiopia, on March 4, 1946. Professor Gerima is an Ethiopianfilmmaker who immigrated to the United States in 1968. At UCLA he, along with award-winning filmmakers Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, Jamaa Fanaka("Penitentiary"), Ben Caldwell ("I and I"), Larry Clark (not the Larry Clark who directed Kids) and Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust) was a member of the Los Angeles School of black film makers.
He has been a professor of film at Howard University in Washington, D.C. since 1975. His best known film is probably Sankofa (1993), a film about slavery.
Gerima's most recent film is Teza (2008). "I'm a Third World, independent filmmaker," declared Haile Gerima in a 1983 interview. He now resides in the United States "for many historical reasons." Gerima—professor of film, philosopher, writer, producer, and director of a singular stature—has earned a unique place in film history as one of a handful of African filmmakers to earn international notoriety. Gerima arrived in the United States as a youngster of twenty-o
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Haile Gerima
Ethiopian filmmaker
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Haile, and not as Gerima.
Haile Gerima | |
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Gerima in 2015 | |
| Born | (1946-03-04) March 4, 1946 (age 78) Gondar, Ethiopia |
| Alma mater | Goodman School of Drama |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Known for | Sankofa |
| Spouse | Shirikiana Aina |
| Awards | 1993 – Best Cinematography Award for Sankofa, FESPACO, Burkina Faso etc |
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.[1] 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.
Early life
Gerima was born and raised in Gondar, Ethiopia. Haile is ethnic Amhara.[2] His father was a dramatist a
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Gerima, Haile 1946–
Nationality: Ethiopian. Born: Gondor, Ethiopia, 4 March 1946. Education: Studied acting at the Goodman School of Drama, Chicago, Illinois; University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., 1972, M.F.A., 1976. Family: Married Shirikiana Aina, 1983; five children. Career: Professor of Film, Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1975—; with wife, created film production and distribution enterprise consisting of Negodgwad Productions, Mypheduh Films (distributor), Sankofa Books and Video (sales and rental), and Positive Productions (community development). Awards: Grand Prix Award, Lisbon International Film Festival, Silver Leopard Award, Lorcarno International Film Festival, and Prix de la Ville de Alger, for Mirt Sost Shi Amit, 1975; FIPRESCI Award, Berlin International Film Festival, London Film Festival Outstanding Production, and International Film Critics Award, for Ashes and Embers, 1983; Best Cinematography Award, FEPACO Film Festival (Burkina Faso), Oscar Micheaux Award, and First Prize, African Film Festival (Milan), for Sankofa, 1993.
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