Ethiopia Movies

An original horror story about King Nahusenay, an authoritarian Ethiopian ruler obsessed with power, wields the occult to bend fate and command fear.

A young Ethiopian composer and drummer struggles with a traumatic experience from his childhood when a deaf spirit appears in his life and inspires...

A drama that follows the tragic downward spiral of a young man battling severe substance abuse.

Theater at Hager Fikir Theater

35 Cows and a Kalashnikov is a joyously made triptych about warrior-farmers, colorful dandies and voodoo wrestlers in Ethiopia, Brazzaville and...

The film takes the audience inside the head of a schizophrenic patient (Meba) in a mental hospital along with a number of characters with a variety...

It follows the journey of a young student navigating social pressures, personal relationships, and severe bullying by classmates in school while...

This is the second part of a four parts series of documentaries on Ethiopia made by the German television journalist Klaus Stephan in the mid 60ies.

Performed by Girum Zenebe

Tatek Tadesse's now classic 2003 "Gudifecha", had a deeper exploration of social issues, and the widely held Ethiopian practices of keeping family...

A Film By Elias Workneh

New Theater

Tilahun, a politically apathetic ambulance driver collects bodies from the streets of Ethiopia's capital during a mass killing.

"The River" is a film that pays homage to culture and the experiences of women through the lens of Ethiopia and draws inspiration from the...

From the music of Peruvian composer Pauchi Sasaki, Mexican-Ethiopian filmmaker Jessica Beshir crafts a story of a spectral mother’s disembodied...

Bilatena tells us the story of Abi, a young boy who is representative of million of children in Africa who do not attend school and work to sustain...

SHEPHERD’S CALLING follows an Ethiopian shepherd’s remarkable journey from the rugged caves of Ethiopia to Hollywood, overcoming...

The three protagonists play, eat and argue together. In this, at least, they are no different from other boys their age. But they are different in...

A person who is inside a perfect solo environment, thinks he is kidnapped, but he was not. He has only a telephone as a way of communication.

Ethiopia's first feature-length film was directed, written and produced by the local businessman Ilala Ibsa. It is about a woman that succumbs to...