Ethiopia Movies

An examination of bodies, movement and the stillness of landscape brought to you by the entrancing Circus Debre Berhan.

A film By Kirubel Seyum

"After a freak accident leaves him deaf, a young man enters therapy, only to discover that losing his hearing has granted him a deeper understanding...

Alabedkum is about an architect named Samson who is misunderstood by society.

A film by Awol Endiris (Zeyin)

Film about the Ethiopian famine of I984/85 and the measures taken to combat it

The first part of the film focuses on life in the homestead of Baldambe, a Hamar elder, who comments on the intricacies of herding goats, the...

Performed by Girum Zenebe

The Surmas live in the Kibish River Valley, in southern Ethiopia, where modern man was born 195,000 years ago. They hold up the mirror to us of a...

A New comedy theatre Presented by Hamlet Multimedia

In the highlands of Tigray - northern Ethiopia - on the edge of the escarpment that descends steeply to the Danakil dessert, Hagos Mashisho and Desta...

A man who's name invokes fear and terror throughout his whole village because of the ruthless way he deals with his enemies sets his sights on an...

A young Addis Ababa taxi driver gets caught up in the dark side of love, causing his taxi to be stolen. He finds himself stuck in a relationship with...

On a transformative Easter Eve, a painter reconnects with his faith and a free-spirited woman seeks solace, as the two strangers meet by chance and...

If you want your child not to fall, you should be careful

From the music of Peruvian composer Pauchi Sasaki, Mexican-Ethiopian filmmaker Jessica Beshir crafts a story of a spectral mother’s disembodied...

Afilm By Zekarias Wendifraw

A family welcomes an uncle into their home that was released from prison. They later find out that he has sexually assaulted their young daughter...

A film by Kirubel Seyum