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 | Gelila Bekele | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mo Scarpelli | Producer |
| Production | Caitlin Mae Burke | Producer |
| Production | Danielle Perissi | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Nico Leunen | Editor |
| Sound | Vladimir Rakić | Foley Editor |
| Writing | Mo Scarpelli | Writer |
| Camera | Mo Scarpelli | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Vladimir Rakić | Foley Recordist |
| Production | Pierce Varous | Associate Producer |
| Production | D.D. Wigley | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Tijn Hazen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tijn Hazen | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Vera Galesev | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Gustavo González | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Vera Galesev | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Tijn Hazen | Sound |
| Sound | Erik Skodvin | Music |
| Editing | Thomas Pooters | Editor |