Katanga Nation

Beza Hailu Lemma, Hiwot Admasu Getaneh
Ethiopia. South Africa | 2022 | 26 min

Synopsys:

Enkehone, naive but ambitious and from rural Ethiopia, lives in a hostel in the bustling neighborhood of Katanga. His warm-hearted host, Amele, lives in the
back room of the dorms he rents out. As the path to his dreams unfold in uncertainty, Enkehone witnesses the raw, chaotic, and captivating life of his host
family and their community in the last days of Katanga before it is engulfed by the monstrous construction of Addis Ababa.

Credits:

Directing: Beza Hailu Lemma, Hiwot Admasu Getaneh 

Cinematography: Brook Getaneh

Editing: Henok Birhanu

Producers: Hiwot Admasu Getaneh, Beza Hailu Lemma
Production: Efuye Gela Films 

Festivals and Awards:

• Visions du Réel, Switzerland, 2022
• IDFA, Netherlands 2022
• VERA Film Festival, Finland 2023
• Zanzibar International Film Festival, Tanzania, 2022
• Festival Cinematographic Écrans Noirs, Cameroon, 2022
• Miradasdoc, Tenerife, 2023
• FESPACO, Burkina Faso, 2023, Silver Poulain – Best short documentary film