A VERY FRAGILE THING.

Format:

Video

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : The Cinema Guild, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

What happens when we choose to define ourselves according to our differences? "A Very Fragile Thing" offers a cautionary tale for any society wracked with distrust and division via a first-person journey into the origins of a civil war that has claimed the lives of half a million Ethiopians since 2020. This 14-minute documentary follows Berhanu Nega, an Ethiopian-American peacemaker whose life story traces the origins of a conflict he tried but failed to prevent. As the situation in Ethiopia worsens, Berhanu travels to Washington, D.C., where he hears from a former believer in democracy who has come to see violence as the only way forward. Berhanu’s response unfolds against the remnants of the original U.S. Capitol building and the battlefields of the American Civil War, speaking to the possibility of peace, no matter how deep the cracks in our foundations may seem.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 04, 2026).