Anbessa a film by Mo Scarpelli

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Ayuitensfu, Alem Sebisibe, on-screen participant. .

Scarpelli, Mo, film director, film producer, cinematographer. .

Tewold, Asalif, on-screen participant. .

Lightdox (Firm), publisher, film distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development--Ethiopia--Addis Ababa.

Community development.

Relocation (Housing)--Ethiopia--Addis Ababa.

Relocation (Housing).

Urban poor--Housing--Ethiopia--Addis Ababa.

Urban poor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (85 min.)

Distribution:

New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film

Place of Publication:

[Blonay, Switzerland] Lightdox 2023

Summary:

Through a coming-of-age story, ANBESSA captures one boy taking on modernization on his own terms, revealing a unique and magical perspective on the myth of "progress" that entraps us all.Ten-year-old Asalif and his mother have been displaced from their farmland on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by the construction of a condominium. As they watch the buildings take shape, they are reminded in small and big ways that their country's dream of "progress" is not for them.To fight back against those casting him out and those threatening his mother's safety, Asalif taps into a fantasy of becoming his hero: the lion ("anbessa" in Amharic). Asalif uses his imagination to battle forces beyond his control. His newfound power and fantasy take him to places he never imagined inside and out of the condo until finally, Asalif must find the strength that resides in him as a boy, and shed the lion persona, in order to deal with the tides of change and violence that are usurping a community, a country, and his own identity

Participant:

Asalif Tewold, Alem Sebisibe Ayuitensfu.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen

OCLC:

1402188375

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license