FINDING SALLY tells the incredible story of a 23-year-old woman from an upper-class family who became a communist rebel with the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party. Idealistic and in love, Sally got caught up in her country’s revolutionary fervor and landed on the military government’s most wanted list. She went underground – her family never saw her again. Decades after Sally’s disappearance, Tamara Dawit pieces together the mysterious life of her Aunt Sally. Her quest leads her to question notions of belonging, personal convictions and political ideals at a time when Ethiopia is going through important political changes once again.
- Year2020
- Runtime78 minutes
- LanguageAmharic, English
- DirectorTamara Dawit
- ProducerIsabelle Couture
FINDING SALLY tells the incredible story of a 23-year-old woman from an upper-class family who became a communist rebel with the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party. Idealistic and in love, Sally got caught up in her country’s revolutionary fervor and landed on the military government’s most wanted list. She went underground – her family never saw her again. Decades after Sally’s disappearance, Tamara Dawit pieces together the mysterious life of her Aunt Sally. Her quest leads her to question notions of belonging, personal convictions and political ideals at a time when Ethiopia is going through important political changes once again.
- Year2020
- Runtime78 minutes
- LanguageAmharic, English
- DirectorTamara Dawit
- ProducerIsabelle Couture