The Daily Star
| about 3 years ago
A film depicting the horrifically brutal regime of Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam in the 1970s and 1980s took top honours Saturday at Africa's main film festival. "Teza" by US-based, Ethiopian-born director Haile Gerima was the jury's...
The independent
| about 3 years ago
It must be something of a relief for Haile Gerima that his film, Teza, has just been voted Africa’s best movie. After all, it took him 14 years to make it. So meticulous is the award-winning Ethiopian-born, US-based director that he refused to...
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 3 years ago
A film about the brutal regime of Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam took top prize at Fescapo — Africa's biggest film festival. Haile Gerima's Teza won the Golden Stallion of Yennenga for best film on Saturday at a ceremony in Ouagadougou,...