Return of the Obelisk (The)

  • Retour de l'Obélisque (Le)
Genre : Historical
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv, History/society
Year of production : 2007
Format : Feature
Running time : 64 (in minutes)

70 years after the invasion of Ethiopia by fascist Italy, the Axum Obelisque is finally given back to its country in 2005. The film tells these 70 years of history, the fight for the return of the obelisque and what it symbolizes in terms of cultural identity and collective memory for these Italian and ethipian people. It questions also the relation of Ethiopians to their patrimony, one of the richest of humanity.


64 mns, Yalem Films/Margo Films
broadcast on ETV Ethiopian Television expected in 2007


2007 - France première

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

With the support of