My Love, Ethiopia is the award-winning film for "Best Animation" featured in the Black Diaspora Short Film Festival at DePaul University.

The Black Diaspora Short Film Festival is powered by the Center for Black Diaspora at DePaul University. The film screenings are also co-sponsored by the Department of International Studies and the Department of African & Black Diaspora Studies.

Join us for the FREE film screening and discussion with the filmmaker. Zoom credentials will be shared upon registration.

REGISTER here with Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/my-love-ethiopia-by-gabrielle-tesfaye-tickets-141062496725

My Love, Ethiopia is one the twelve films officially selected for the Black Diaspora Short Film Festival that seeks to celebrate and spotlight Black storytellers in the United States and around the globe.

Filmmaker intro and trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI2IcK0z6NA&feature=emb_logo

Gabrielle Tesfaye is an interdisciplinary artist versed in painting, animation, film, puppetry and interactive installation. Tesfaye is raised in the US as a first-generation, to an Ethiopian father and mixed-heritage Jamaican mother. Her research is rooted in African diaspora, Afro-futurism, ancient puppetry practices and cultural storytelling.

About the Film

Set during the time of the Red Terror war in 1970’s in Ethiopia, the country’s political tyranny has created huge population of refugees searching for an escape. Based on a true story, Yene Fikir, Ethiopia, meaning ‘My Love, Ethiopia’, follows the turbulent and mystical journey of a young girl searching for freedom after being separated from her family. As she embarks on a painful migration through the scorching desert, magical guardian angels are sent to aid her by a mysterious and ancient Goddess in the skies, holding the secret to heal her homeland. With the presence of her angels, and the power of her magical krar, she discovers hidden powers within herself she was unaware of before.

Dial-In Information

 Please register via Eventbrite to obtain Zoom information to join the event.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/my-love-ethiopia-by-gabrielle-tesfaye-tickets-141062496725

Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Virtual Event
Event Type

Diversity, International/Cultural Activities, Speaker/Presenters, Inclusion

Departments

Centers and Institutes, Center for Black Diaspora

Cost

Free and Open to the Public

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