Anbessa (2019)
Asalif and his mother defy Ethiopia’s omnipresent modern housing development culture, by continuing to live a life characterised by proximity to nature and rootedness in community. The boy counters the ruptures in his accustomed surroundings and the threat posed by the hyena that haunts his neighbourhood by reinventing himself as a hero: as Anbessa, the lion.
Director: Mo Scarpelli
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Asalif Tewold as self |
| Directing | Mo Scarpelli | Director |
| Production | Caitlin Mae Burke | Producer |
| Production | Gelila Bekele | Executive Producer |
| Production | Danielle Perissi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mo Scarpelli | Producer |
| Writing | Mo Scarpelli | Writer |
| Camera | Mo Scarpelli | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Erik Skodvin | Music |
| Editing | Nico Leunen | Editor |
| Editing | Thomas Pooters | Editor |
| Sound | Vera Galesev | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Vera Galesev | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Gustavo González | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tijn Hazen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tijn Hazen | Sound |
| Sound | Tijn Hazen | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Vladimir Rakić | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Vladimir Rakić | Foley Recordist |
| Production | Pierce Varous | Associate Producer |
| Production | D.D. Wigley | Co-Producer |