2020 New Orleans Film Festival

Documentary Shorts 6: Historical Memory

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6 films in package
My Love, Ethiopia
Set during the time of the Red Terror war in 1970’s in Ethiopia, the country’s political tyranny has created huge population of refugees searching for an escape. Based on a true story, Yene Fikir, Ethiopia, meaning ‘My Love, Ethiopia’, follows the turbulent and mystical journey of a young girl searching for freedom after being separated from her family.
Landscape Fever (Fiebre del Paisaje)
"Landscape Fever (Fiebre del Paisaje)" is a short film that addresses the narrative of a Honduran immigrant corroded by violence upon her path migrating to New Orleans. Using archival footage filmed along the U.S. / Mexican border, and sound designed by Udit Duseja merged with field recordings— the viewer may step into the world of a traumatic yet common experience that occurs among the borderlands.
Redacted
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Renaissance
Guided forces compel artist, Cavalier, to take a journey exploring a 22 mile religious pilgrimage on the northern coast of Panama. Here, western and indigenous archetypes reform our ideas of death, transformation and rebirth.
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Unmarked
In the South, vast amounts of African-American gravesites and burial grounds for enslaved persons have been disappearing over the years. In Virginia alone, stories of thousands at rest could vanish from history altogether if these locations are not restored. Those with personal connections to these burial sites have recently begun to uncover and maintain locations across the state.
QA: Shorts - "Historical Memory"
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Sometimes it takes a hard look at our past and the journeys of our ancestors to help us understand who we really are. The films in this program address notions of diasporic identity, home, and migration, and spark questions around what we’ve inherited and how that impacts and informs us, for better or for worse. Featured films include MY LOVE, ETHIOPIA; LANDSCAPE FEVER (FIEBRE DEL PASAJE); REDACTED; RENAISSANCE; and UNMARKED.

Runtime: 66 minutes


Set during the time of the Red Terror war in 1970’s in Ethiopia, the country’s political tyranny has created huge population of refugees searching for an escape. Based on a true story, Yene Fikir, Ethiopia, meaning ‘My Love, Ethiopia’, follows the turbulent and mystical journey of a young girl searching for freedom after being separated from her family.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    Amharic
  • Country
    Ethiopia, USA
  • Premiere
    Southern US
  • Director
    Gabrielle Tesfaye
  • Screenwriter
    Gabrielle Tesfaye
  • Producer
    Gabrielle Tesfaye
  • Cinematographer
    Gabrielle Tesfaye
  • Editor
    Gabrielle Tesfaye
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