Haile Gerima
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).
Filmography
Black Lions – Roman Wolves
as Self – Narrator
Black Lions – Roman Wolves
as Self – Narrator
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
as Himself
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
as Himself
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Imperfect Journey
Imperfect Journey
Ouaga
Ouaga
As Above, So Below
as Dess
As Above, So Below
as Dess