Haile Gerima
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...
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).
Known for
Teza2008 · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer3.8
Bush Mama1979 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor3.4
Harvest: 3,000 Years1975 · Director, Writer3.4
Ashes and Embers1982 · Writer, Director, Producer3.6
Venice 70: Future Reloaded2013 · Cast2.5
Sankofa1993 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor2.9
Adwa1999 · Editor, Producer, Director3.6
Hour Glass1971 · Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor3.7Cast credits
Crew credits
Teza2008 · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer3.8Bush Mama1979 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor3.4Harvest: 3,000 Years1975 · Director, Writer3.4Ashes and Embers1982 · Writer, Director, Producer3.6Venice 70: Future Reloaded2013 · Director2.5Sankofa1993 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor2.9Adwa1999 · Editor, Producer, Director3.6Hour Glass1971 · Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor3.7
Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,0001979 · Director4.0
Footprints of Pan-Africanism2018 · Producer4.0
Child of Resistance1973 · Director3.5
Imperfect Journey1994 · Writer, Director2.5
Black Lions – Roman Wolves2026 · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Co-ProducerTThe MaroonsMovie · Director