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Haile Gerima

Director

Haile Gerima

Directing
1979 — present · 2 films
Born
4 March 1946 · age 80
From
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.

Career Signature

How Haile Gerima’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.