Ten-year-old Asalif and his mother have been displaced from their farmland on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by the construction of a condominium. To fight back against those casting him out, Asalif taps into a fantasy of becoming his hero: the lion (“anbessa” in Amharic). Asalif uses his imagination to battle forces beyond his control. He must find the strength that resides in him in order to deal with the tides of change that are usurping a community, a country, and his own identity.
Anbessa Anbessa
Through an intimate coming-of-age story, Anbessa captures one boy taking on modernization on his own terms, revealing a unique and magical perspective on the myth of “progress”.
What's On
Black Tea Black Tea
Abderrahmane Sissako
Tuesday, 23. 07. 2024 / 18:40 / Main Hall
After saying “no” on her wedding day, Aya leaves the Ivory Coast to start a new life in Guangzhou, China.
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle, Karen O’Connor
Tuesday, 23. 07. 2024 / 19:45 / Small Hall
An intimate documentary portrait in which the legendary singer and activist is unusually candid about her life on and off the stage.
My Crime Mon crime
François Ozon
Tuesday, 23. 07. 2024 / 21:00 / Main Hall
After 8 Femmes and Potiche, François Ozon returns with another witty comedy about women and fame, set in glamorous 1930s Paris.