Popular From Ethiopia

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Set in the Sidist Kilo campus of Addis Ababa University, Kezkaza Welafen directly addresses the social tensions of everyday life for Ethiopian university students with the dangers of HIV/AIDS as its central theme. It follows the story of the female protagonist Selam, a promising university student and advocate for the prevention of HIV/AIDS who secretly believes she too is living with the disease.

Finding Sally tells the incredible story of a 23-year-old woman from an upper-class family who became a communist rebel with the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party.

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 spend the night unraveling their pasts, facing their fears, and discovering an unexpected, life-changing connection.

A homeless boy in a small village in Ethiopia suffers due to global warming and shortsightedness.

A Film By Yidnekachew Tesfaye

Tizeta is a cheerful and bright little girl full of ambitions adored by both her parents. She gets diagnosed with a heart condition that seeks fast treatment. Time is ticking and her parents fail to find adequate financial and community support. Dirdir is a story of an ordinary dad that takes extraordinary measures to save his daughter's life.

The story of an outsider seducing Ethiopian women.

The film takes the audience inside the head of a schizophrenic patient (Meba) in a mental hospital along with a number of characters with a variety of mental disorders.

Enkopa depicts the struggles of a young Ethiopian woman, Enkopa, who wants to travel to Canada through neighboring country Sudan illegally in search of a better life.

As more and more of the city’s informal settlements are demolished to free up space for urban development projects, the low-income communities of Addis Ababa find themselves displaced within their own city. Scouring through the rubble of a demolished neighbourhood, this mournful film laments the rapidly changing face of Ethiopia’s capital. Friends, families and lovers used to live here. What will become of their dreams, their hopes, their worries? The emotional intensity of this poetic short intensifies when you realise the haunting voice-over is based on a love letter; found between the debris of a place that once was and will not be again.

A film by Redi Dereka

A Film By Henok Dinku

A Film by Zekarias Wondifraw

In this lush historical drama set in 1916 Ethiopia, Gobeze is a timid, peace-loving literature student who has dedicated his life to studying Sem Ina Werq — riddles with dual meaning. After spending years searching for his first love, Aleme, who was abducted seven years earlier, he finally finds her married to Gonite, a wealthy judge and landlord. When Gonite catches the two reunited lovers, a fight ensues. Following tradition, the feuding men are bound together, and, side by side, must make the long journey to stand trial in the royal court.

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Nigus Armah New Theater

During the Derg Period in Ethiopia, artist Alazar provides safety for his politically involved friend Jonas. There is a heavy personal price for Alazar and his wife, Rahel, to pay for his action. Alazar ends up in prison, but is eventually released. This film examines his life and the sudden reasons that lead up to his death.