Haile Gerima
Directing
- Born
- March 4, 1946 (age 80) · Gondor, Ethiopia
Haile Gerima (born March 4, 1946) is an Ethiopian Amhara filmmaker who lives and works in the United States. He is a leading member of the L.A. Rebellion film movement, also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers. Since 1975, Haile has been a film professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He is best known for Sankofa (1993), which won two awards. In 1970, he moved to California to attend the University of California where he earned Bachelor's and Master's of Fine Arts degrees in film. He was part of a generation of new black filmmakers who became known as the Los Angeles School of Black filmmakers, along with Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep), Jamaa Fanaka (Penitentiary), Ben Caldwell (I and I), Larry Clark and Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust).
Known for
Teza
September 2, 2008
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
August 28, 2013
Sankofa
May 28, 1993
Bush Mama
September 1, 1979
Harvest: 3,000 Years
September 1, 1975
Ashes and Embers
November 17, 1982
Adwa
November 20, 1999
Hour Glass
January 1, 1971
Imperfect Journey
December 31, 1994
Child of Resistance
October 1, 1973
Footprints of Pan-Africanism
January 25, 2018
Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000
January 1, 1979
Behind the camera14
- 2026Black Lions – Roman Wolves Director, Screenplay, Editor, Co-Producer
- 2018Footprints of Pan-Africanism Producer
- 2013Venice 70: Future Reloaded Director
- 2008Teza Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
- 1999Adwa Director, Editor, Producer
- 1994Imperfect Journey Director, Writer
- 1993Sankofa Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- 1982Ashes and Embers Director, Writer, Producer
- 1979Bush Mama Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- 1979