Projects ⇂
⇁ among us women
follows young farmer Huluager Endeshaw (25), who is awaiting the birth of her fourth child. Swimming in a river of change, Hulu finds herself caught between modern and traditional systems of midwifery in her rural village of Megendi.
feature-length documentary
director / Sarah Noa Bozenhardt, Daniel Abate Tilahun (co-director)
producer / Sonja Kilbertus
AWARDS & recognitions
64 DOK Leipzig - Honourable Mention at the International Competition
Addis International Film Festival- Opening Film
Mumbai International Film Festival - Best Cinematography
Festival International du Film de Femmes de Salé - Grand Prix
International Documentary Film Festival Buenos Aires - SIGNES Award
⇁ Willkawiwa
(The sacred fire of the dead)
Jaime falls dead abruptly, while he works on his field in the Ecuadorian Andean paramo. He is the newest victim of a deadly and mysterious disease that has struck his indigenous commune. As his body lies lifeless on the ground, his animal spirit emerges from his body.
Fiction Shortfilm
director / Pável Quevedo Ullauri
Festivals
44 Moscow International Film Festival
27 Internationales Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Beijing International Short Film Festival
Festival International de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro
⇁ medanit
Set in a shared home for single mothers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and drawing on a wealth of local folklore, songs and stories, Medanit explores the every-day life of Aster Assefa, A23 year old, visually impaired mother and her changing relationship with her little girl.
documentary short-film
director / Sarah Noa Bozenhardt
Festivals
DOK Leipzig 2015
Ânûû-rû Âboro International Film Festival 2016
Addis International Film Festival 2016
Am Docs 2016