original Amharisch, Oromo version with English or German subtitles available
Synopsis
The film Rift Finfinnee takes the viewer on a journey through the periphery of Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. In strictly composed images and a soundtrack that interweaves the original conversations in a complex way, the film takes the concrete geography, architecture and the every day life of individual agricultural and construction workers in the east of Addis Ababa (in Oromo: Finfinnee) as the starting point for an allegorical narrative about the becoming urban of African societies on the edge of civil war.
with Milkesa Takele, Kokeb Solomon, Tsedeke Woldu, Maheder Gebremedhin and many others
Festivals/Awards
2020 DEFA Sponsoring Prize — 63 DOK Leipzig — German Competition Ji.hlava IDFF — Opus Bonum Duisburger Filmwoche Kassel Dokfest Doclisboa