Yonael Marga | Chereka | Ethiopian Fashion
somewhere, a woman wraps a thin black see-through fabric on the twin buns of a girl seated underneath her feet. somewhere in time, an empress extends her…
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Shiro Meda | Ethiopian Fashion
It would be safe to assume that everyone reading this is familiar with Shiro Meda, but as a refresher, let’s briefly describe it. Shiro Meda, located around…
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Sewasew Design | Gabi | Ethiopian Fashion
While the art of traditional fashion design has remained alive in Ethiopia, it has remained in the traditional space. For the most part, it’s still not something…
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Tell Me Something New | Ethiopian Creative Sector
The creative sector in Ethiopia is something that causes a lot of people pain. Both people that are on the outside looking in and those of us…
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Gabrielle Tesfaye | Animation
My work is greatly inspired by the two cultures I come from. My mother is from Jamaica, and my father is from Ethiopia. I am inspired to…
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Tamara Dawit | Documentary
This is a film that took me nearly ten years to make due to the research and also the slow process of financing a feature film. The…
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Semagngeta Aychiluhem | Fiction
As most of the creative people working in the industry, I am self-taugh. My teacher was the Internet and other “creatively sourced” inspirations. Filmmaking is not something…
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For the Love of Film! | Freelance
We pondered a lot, in terms, of what to highlight on the importance of cinema in Ethiopia. The truth of the matter, there’s a lot to complain…
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Hanna Haile | Zellan Corner | Ethiopian Filmmaking
We are nothing more than a mosaic of our stories, an encapsulation of lived experiences. Cinema has the power to gather people and for 120 minutes it…
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Felek Notebooks | Product
Felek is an artisanal brand that aims to tell the story of Ethiopia’s rich history of producing handmade notebooks with their products. In a country that has…
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Hermen Leul | Tibeb Online | Ethiopian Fashion
The first Tibeb series we did with Tibeb Online was themed ‘Le Jardin’ which means ‘the garden’. The concept revolves around the confection of an in-house scenery…
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Tsion Fisseha | Poetry
I believe that social conversations and art should complement one another. In some ways, an artist’s perspectives are molded by their environment both in changing and appraising…
