
Haile Gerima
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).
Acting (4 movies)
Directing (12 movies)

Teza
2008

Sankofa
1993

Bush Mama
1979

Harvest: 3,000 Years
1975

Hour Glass
1971

Ashes and Embers
1982

Child of Resistance
1973

Adwa
1999

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013

Imperfect Journey
1994

Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000
1979

Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded, Haile Gerima
2013
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Hour Glass | 1971 | Producer |
| Hour Glass | 1971 | Writer |
| Harvest: 3,000 Years | 1975 | Writer |
| Bush Mama | 1979 | Writer |
| Bush Mama | 1979 | Producer |
| Ashes and Embers | 1982 | Writer |
| Ashes and Embers | 1982 | Producer |
| Sankofa | 1993 | Writer |
| Sankofa | 1993 | Producer |
| Imperfect Journey | 1994 | Writer |
| Adwa | 1999 | Producer |
| Teza | 2008 | Screenplay |
| Teza | 2008 | Producer |
| Footprints of Pan-Africanism | 2017 | Producer |

