"Youths of Shasha," a documentary about a group of international artists, who call Shashamane, Ethiopia their home, is part of the 2014 Sheba Film Festival. (Photograph: Courtesy youthsofshasha.com)
Tadias Magazine
Events News
Published: Friday, May 30th, 2014
New York (TADIAS) — The 11th annual Sheba Film Festival got underway this week at the JCC in Manhattan with the screening of the Israeli movie To Be Like Avi (Directed by Inbal Shprinzak), that tells a coming-of-age story of three African friends who dream of following Avi – the only refugee among them who obtains Israeli citizenship and joins the IDF.
The festival, which is hosted by the Beta Israel of North America Foundation (BINA), continues next week with the showing of the documentary Youths of Shasha, that is filmed in the Ethiopian town of Shashamane as young teenagers of various cultural heritages come together to work on their dream of building a music studio. It is a “place where ancient tribal cultures and religions collide with an emerging modernity, where diverse ethnicities live alongside each other struggling to maintain their individual traditions while embracing a wider sense of national identity.”
BINA adds: “This is a piece of land that Haile Selassie donated to all Rastafarian people who decided to come back to Africa.”
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If You Go:
Wednesday, June 4th 2014. 7:30PM
ImageNation’s RAW SPACE
2031 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.
New York, NY 10027
Admission: $12
Click here for Youths of Shasha (Official Trailer)
Photos From Sheba Film Festival & Art Show 2013
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