Beza Hailu Lemma
About Director
Beza Hailu Lemma is a director and screenwriter based in Addis Ababa. Passionate about documentary and fiction, he has already made several short films, including Ballad of the Spirits (2016), Katanga Nation (2022) and Alazar (2024). Katanga Nation was screened at over 20 festivals worldwide, including Visions du Réel, the Amsterdam Documentary Film Festival and FESPACO, where it won the Silver Poulain for Best Documentary Short. Beza also takes part in the Berlinale Talents, the Atelier du Festival de Cannes and the Filmmaker Lab at the Toronto International Film Festival.
October 2025
Alazar (Ethiopia) - International Competition CM
Dans l’Éthiopie contemporaine, l’exode d’une communauté paysanne est interrompu lorsque le patriarche d’une famille importante disparaît de sa tombe. Tessema, son fils, commence à remettre en question l’explication divine de l’Église, l’obligeant à lancer sa propre enquête. Billetterie Weezevent
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