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Haile Gerima
Ethiopian filmmaker
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Haile gerima biography
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Haile Gerima | |
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Gerima in 2015 | |
| Born | (1946-03-04) March 4, 1946 (age 78) Gondar, Ethiopia |
| Alma mater | Goodman School of Drama |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Known for | Sankofa |
| Spouse | Shirikiana Aina |
| Awards | 1993 – Best Cinematography Award for Sankofa, FESPACO, Burkina Faso etc |
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.[1] 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.
Early life
Gerima was born and