In 2010, the UCLA Film & Television Archive screened the West Coast premiere of Haile Gerima's Teza (2008), a film that won over 20 international awards, including the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. We're pleased to help spread the word that this commanding and moving film is now available on DVD from Gerima's Sankofa Video.
Teza tells the story a young, idealistic Ethiopian doctor who returns to his homeland after studying in Germany to find his country roiled by political turmoil; the solace and cultural inheritance of memory is no longer assured. With the command of a true master, Haile Gerima crafts a thoughtful and beautiful reflection on the displacement of African intellectuals, both at home and abroad.
View the film's trailer below:
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