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