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Haile Gerima

Halie Gerima arrived in the United States from his native Gondar, Ethiopia, to study acting and directing at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, Illinois. He later transferred to the Theater Department at UCLA where he completed the Master's Program in Film. Afterward, he relocated to Washington, DC, to teach at Howard University's Department of Radio... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2008 Teza
 
1999 Adwa
 
1993 Sankofa
 
1985 After Winter: Sterling Brown (documentary)
 
1979 Bush Mama
 
1979 Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000 (documentary)
 
1973 Child of Resistance (short)
 
1971 Hour Glass (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
2008 Teza (producer)
 
2002 Cutting Horse (executive producer)
 
1999 Adwa (producer)
 
1997 Through the Door of No Return (documentary) (producer)
 
1993 Sankofa (producer)
 
1982 Ashes and Embers (producer)
 
1979 Bush Mama (producer)
 
1971 Hour Glass (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (6 titles)
2008 Teza
 
1999 Adwa
 
1997 Through the Door of No Return (documentary)
 
1993 Sankofa
 
1979 Bush Mama
 
1971 Hour Glass (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
2008 Teza (screenplay)
 
1993 Sankofa (writer)
 
1979 Bush Mama (writer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2005 500 Years Later (documentary) (special footage: "Sankofa")
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1971 Hour Glass (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 500 Years Later (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2004 The Healing Passage: Voices from the Water (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Casting for Glinda (video documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Ouaga (TV documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Runs the Mypheduh Films, Inc. and Sankofa Video & Bookstore

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His father was a director of a theater group, of which young Haile was a member, in Ethiopia; and his mother was a schoolteacher. See more »

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