This shorts program highlights films that recall and pay homage to our past while also carving out our current identities.
This program is 68 minutes long and contains 7 short films. This program is available to audiences worldwide.
In the Whiteness is a poetic exploration of identity through the eyes of a Harari-Ethiopian woman, displaced via war, now living in Canada. She uses poetry and movement as a meditative method of reconnecting with her roots and in doing so, establishes a magical bond with her ancestors.
About the Filmmaker
Niya Abdullahi is a Filmmaker, Technologist and the founder of @Habasooda, a collective dedicated to sharing the richness of the Muslim experience through a variety of storytelling avenues including short films and data-based graphics. Themes of identity, liberation and resistance inform her work.
- Year2022
- Runtime5 minutes
- CountryEthiopia, Canada
- PremiereMichigan Premiere
- DirectorNiya Abdullahi
This shorts program highlights films that recall and pay homage to our past while also carving out our current identities.
This program is 68 minutes long and contains 7 short films. This program is available to audiences worldwide.
In the Whiteness is a poetic exploration of identity through the eyes of a Harari-Ethiopian woman, displaced via war, now living in Canada. She uses poetry and movement as a meditative method of reconnecting with her roots and in doing so, establishes a magical bond with her ancestors.
About the Filmmaker
Niya Abdullahi is a Filmmaker, Technologist and the founder of @Habasooda, a collective dedicated to sharing the richness of the Muslim experience through a variety of storytelling avenues including short films and data-based graphics. Themes of identity, liberation and resistance inform her work.
- Year2022
- Runtime5 minutes
- CountryEthiopia, Canada
- PremiereMichigan Premiere
- DirectorNiya Abdullahi