Director
Haile Gerima
March 4, 1946 · 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).
Often works with
Full filmography · 12
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
cast and Director
20135
Teza
Director
20087.6
Adwa
Director
1999
Imperfect Journey
cast and Writer and Director
1994
Sankofa
Writer and Director
1993
Ashes and Embers
Director and Writer
1982
Bush Mama
Director and Writer
1979
Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000
Director
1979
Harvest: 3,000 Years
Director and Writer
1975
Child of Resistance
Director
1973
As Above, So Below
as Dess
1973
Hour Glass
Director and Writer
1971