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Haile Gerima

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Haile Gerima

Born
(age 80)
Birthplace
Gondor, Ethiopia
Credits
17 titles

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).

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 6

YearTitleRole
2026 Black Lions – Roman Wolves Film Self – Narrator
2016 Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA Film Himself
2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded Film
1994 Imperfect Journey Film
1988 Ouaga Film
1973 As Above, So Below Film Dess

Crew credits 14

YearTitleJob
TBA The Maroons Film Director
2026 Black Lions – Roman Wolves Film Director, Screenplay, Editor, Co-Producer
2018 Footprints of Pan-Africanism Film Producer
2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded Film Director
2008 Teza Film Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
1999 Adwa Film Director, Editor, Producer
1994 Imperfect Journey Film Director, Writer
1993 Sankofa Film Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
1982 Ashes and Embers Film Director, Writer, Producer
1979 Bush Mama Film Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
1979 Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000 Film Director
1975 Harvest: 3,000 Years Film Director, Writer
1973 Child of Resistance Film Director
1971 Hour Glass Film Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
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