Haile Gerima

Biography

Haile Gerima (born March 4, 1946) is an Ethiopian Amhara 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. 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. In 1970, he moved to California to attend the University of California where he earned Bachelor's and Master's of Fine Arts degrees in film. He was part of a generation of new black filmmakers who became known as the Los Angeles School of Black filmmakers, along with Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep), Jamaa Fanaka (Penitentiary), Ben Caldwell (I and I), Larry Clark and Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust).

Directed

1. Teza (2008) — Director
2. Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) — Director
3. Sankofa (1993) — Director
4. Bush Mama (1979) — Director
5. Harvest: 3,000 Years (1975) — Director
6. Ashes and Embers (1982) — Director
7. Adwa (1999) — Director
8. Hour Glass (1971) — Director
9. Imperfect Journey (1994) — Director
10. Child of Resistance (1973) — Director
11. Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000 (1979) — Director
12. The Maroons — Director
13. Black Lions – Roman Wolves (2026) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
2. Imperfect Journey (1994)
3. As Above, So Below (1973) — Dess
4. Ouaga (1988)
5. Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA (2016) — Himself