Ethiopia Movies

A shepherd sings some traditional songs of the Hamers, a nomadic ethnic group of southern Ethiopia.

At a time of round-the-clock curfews, government surveillance and streets littered with the bodies of "anti-revolutionaries," Adugna struggles to...

When a streetwise boy steals a tourist's camera at rural train station, an unlikely friendship forms as they wander Dire Dawa in search of a...

The movie follows a street dance competition and hip-hop music scene in Addis Ababa, focusing on the romance between the lead characters within this...

A film by Tewodros Alemayehu

A film by Yayeshwerk Endalemaw

When a talented blind singer comes across new obstacle and finds out how to deal with it

New Standup Comedy Show

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

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.

An Ethiopian girl from Canada moves back to Ethiopia with her friend, where they befriend a group of local men. Comedy and romance ensue as they...

Duka is now a mother with a two-year-old daughter and a six-month-old baby boy. Her life is dominated by caring for them and her husband, Sago....

Film on the rock hewn churches of Lalibela

Entertainment at Adot

A wealthy businessman is enamoured by a beautiful woman. But he wants her to like him for who he is on the inside and not his wealth so he attempts...

In Ethiopia’s labyrinthine capital, a recluse sits translating Greek and Roman myths on an ancient laptop as cosmic chaos presses in on him. A...

Nebsey, meaning ‘my body’ in Tigrigna, is a short-animated film revealing the story of women who faced sexual and gender based violence...

Set during the time of the Red Terror war in 1970's in Ethiopia, the country's political tyranny has created huge population of refugees searching...

Enset, which is related to the banana plant, is very drought resistant and a good source of carbohydrates (in the stem and underground bulb). Enset...

Papyrellas, or papyrus boats, are often represented on the terracottas, paintings and mosaics of ancient Egypt. The papyrus plant, however,...