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Haile Gerima

Haile Gerima

Director · Born March 4, 1946 · Gondor, Ethiopia

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Biography

Haile Gerima (born March 4, 1946) is an Ethiopian Amhara filmmaker who lives and works in the United States. He is a leading member of the L.A. Rebellion film movement, also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers. Since 1975, Haile has been a film professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He is best known for Sankofa (1993), which won two awards. In 1970, he moved to California to attend the University of California where he earned Bachelor's and Master's of Fine Arts degrees in film. He was part of a generation of new black filmmakers who became known as the Los Angeles School of Black filmmakers, along with Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep), Jamaa Fanaka (Penitentiary), Ben Caldwell (I and I), Larry Clark and Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust).

Directed 12

2020s

  1. 2026

    Black Lions – Roman Wolves

    Director

2000s

  1. 2008

    Teza

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    Adwa

    Director

  2. 1994

    Imperfect Journey

    Director

  3. 1993

    Sankofa

    Director

1980s

  1. 1982

    Ashes and Embers

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    Bush Mama

    Director

  2. Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000

    Director

  3. 1975

    Harvest: 3,000 Years

    Director

  4. 1973

    Child of Resistance

    Director

  5. 1971

    Hour Glass

    Director

Wrote 8

2020s

  1. 2026

    Black Lions – Roman Wolves

    Screenplay

2000s

  1. 2008

    Teza

    Screenplay

1990s

  1. 1994

    Imperfect Journey

    Writer

  2. 1993

    Sankofa

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1982

    Ashes and Embers

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1979

    Bush Mama

    Writer

  2. 1975

    Harvest: 3,000 Years

    Writer

  3. 1971

    Hour Glass

    Writer

Produced 8

2020s

  1. 2026

    Black Lions – Roman Wolves

    Co-Producer

2010s

  1. 2018

    Footprints of Pan-Africanism

    Producer

2000s

  1. 2008

    Teza

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Adwa

    Producer

  2. 1993

    Sankofa

    Producer

1980s

  1. 1982

    Ashes and Embers

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1979

    Bush Mama

    Producer

  2. 1971

    Hour Glass

    Producer

Edited 6

2020s

  1. 2026

    Black Lions – Roman Wolves

    Editor

2000s

  1. 2008

    Teza

    Editor

1990s

  1. 1999

    Adwa

    Editor

  2. 1993

    Sankofa

    Editor

1970s

  1. 1979

    Bush Mama

    Editor

  2. 1971

    Hour Glass

    Editor

Acted in 3

1990s

  1. 1994

    Imperfect Journey

    Movie

1970s

  1. 1973

    As Above, So Below

    Dess

Camera 1

1970s

  1. 1971

    Hour Glass

    Director of Photography

Appearances2

2020s

  1. 2026

    Black Lions – Roman Wolves

    Self – Narrator

2010s

  1. 2016

    Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

    Himself