''Imperfect Journey'' is a 1994

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

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Haile Gerima Haile Gerima (born March 4, 1946) is an Ethiopian 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. His films have receive ...

Plot summary

''Imperfect Journey'' is a BBC commissioned film, exploring the political and psychic recovery of the Ethiopian people after the atrocities and political repression or "

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" of the military junta of Mengistu Haile Mariam. Haile Gerima travelled to Ethiopia together with Ryszard Kapuściński. In the course of the journey they meet and talk with people from all levels of Ethiopian society. The filmmaker questions the direction of the succeeding government and the will of the people in creating institutions guaranteeing their liberation. Haile Gerima gave his thoughts on the film

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1994 films Ethiopian documentary films Amharic-language films English-language Ethiopian films Films set in Ethiopia Films directed by Haile Gerima Documentary films about African politics 1990s English-language films {{poli-documentary-film-stub