Project Detail

New Eyes

Synopsis

In a bustling village near Addis Ababa, an Ethiopian girl becomes aware of strange new feelings that are both discomfiting and exciting. As her burgeoning sexuality begins to colour her experience of the world, it threatens to bring her into conflict with societal expectations.
Official Selection Toronto 2015 - Short Cuts

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins
Director
Hiwot Admasu Getaneh
Producer
François d'Artemare, Lisa Scott Gordon
Editor
Henok Legesse
Screenwriter
Hiwot Admasu Getaneh
Director of Photography
Dawit Zewdu
Production Designer
Danawit Habtemariam
Sound
Habtamu Gebrehiwot
Principal cast
Selam Fikadu, Berite Eshetu, Surafel Tsegaye, Feven Teshome, Yohannes Getachew, Yonathan Girma, Yitayish Dagne

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

France, UK coproduction

Les Films de l'Après-midi (FR), gbgg Productions (UK)

gbgg Productions

Lisa Scott Gordon
The Workshop
High Street
Lewes
BN7 1XU

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