Rasselas Lakew

Rasselas Lakew
© 2010, Mostra Sao Paulo
Film director
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and travelled to the United States to attend university and play Division I NCAA tennis. After finishing university, he attended post-graduate studies in Filmmaking at the University of Montana. "The Athlete" (2009), inspired by the life of Ethiopia's athlete Abebe Bikila, is his debut feature film.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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