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Written by:
Marianna Beltrami
Directed by:
Lia Beltrami, Marianna Beltrami
Release Date:
September 17, 2021
Original Title:
Alganesh: Hope On the Horizon
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
Eritrea | Ethiopia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 60
This emotional doc explores Dr. Alganesh Fessaha's mission to breed hope and bright futures for young lives displaced by the Ethiopian-Eritrean Conflict.
'I didn't believe it until I saw it'. A sign on a wall says this, as a hundred Eritrean refugees arrive in Endabaguna collection centre in the Tigray region in Ethiopia, after traveling in an airless truck for four days. Why do people run away? What happens before the infamous images we are shown in the West of refugees crossing the sea? An intense journey through four refugee camps for Eritreans in Ethiopia, amongst unaccompanied children, persecuted Kunamas, people who have been there for as long as 17 years. This journey will follow Dr Alganesh Fessah's work, and her commitment in securing refugee's rights and liberating kidnapped and tortured prisoners in the Sinai desert. Three protagonists: refugees; Ethiopia, a welcoming land; and Alganesh who, among despair, will tell us her hopes on the horizon.
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Director:
Lia Beltrami
Marianna Beltrami
Director of Photography:
Ferran Paredes
Editor:
Lia Beltrami
Original Music Composer:
Alberto Beltrami
Screenplay:
Lia Beltrami
Marianna Beltrami
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