Ethiopia Movies

Papyrellas, or papyrus boats, are often represented on the terracottas, paintings and mosaics of ancient Egypt. The papyrus plant, however,...

A film by Yayeshwerk Endalemaw

Afilm by Samson Tadesse

Documentary on the Ethiopian orphanage ‘Toukoul’, filmed in Addis Ababa in December 2003

A wealthy businessman is enamoured by a beautiful woman. But he wants her to like him for who he is on the inside and not his wealth so he attempts...

Nebsey, meaning ‘my body’ in Tigrigna, is a short-animated film revealing the story of women who faced sexual and gender based violence...

A love story about a deeply connected couple, Meron and Abraham.

When a talented blind singer comes across new obstacle and finds out how to deal with it

A film showing the burden borne by women because of inadequate water supplies and their relief after the installation of a clean water source in a...

Standup Comedy

Jegnit is aimed at creating a movement of women networks with the major goal of fostering the culture of peace in Ethiopia so as to ensure the...

New Standup Comedy Show

A film by Tewodros Alemayehu

An Ethiopian girl from Canada moves back to Ethiopia with her friend, where they befriend a group of local men. Comedy and romance ensue as they...

A documentary film about sister-ancestors, speech acts and resistance, populated by women who write and re-write history and culture in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia's first feature-length film was directed, written and produced by the local businessman Ilala Ibsa. It is about a woman that succumbs to...

Duka is now a mother with a two-year-old daughter and a six-month-old baby boy. Her life is dominated by caring for them and her husband, Sago....

YE WONZ MAIBEL: DELUGE is a personal visual meditation on history, conflict and the roads to reconciliation. It is a tale of love and betrayal, of...

Hackers cyber attack the Ethiopian power grid and the Information Network Security Administration rushes to stop them.