Jeans & Marto
New York African Film Festival 2013
April 3 - 9, 2013
Subject Roba Bulga in person at all screenings!
A young Ethiopian escapes his arranged marriage to fulfill his dream of becoming an educated man, struggling to balance his tribe’s customs and with his pursuit of knowledge.
Subject Roba Bulga in person at all screenings!
A young Ethiopian escapes his arranged marriage to fulfill his dream of becoming an educated man, struggling to balance his tribe’s customs and with his pursuit of knowledge.
Screening with:
Lezare
Zelalem Woldemariam Ezare | Ethiopia | 2010 | 14m
Lezare is a revealing and touching story about a homeless boy in a small village in southern Ethiopia, using beautiful visuals to deliver a powerful message about global warming and shortsightedness.
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