Ethiopia

Born and raised in Ethiopia, Leul Shoaferaw’s interest in film came from watching French New Wave films and the urge to tell the untold stories of Ethiopia through a visual medium. His narrative projects often feature characters that are trapped in vicious circles, and the plots often focus on the characters’ constant struggle to find an inherent value in their existence. Leul’s visual and thematic inspirations come from cultural the context of Ethiopia, and films of Andrei Tarkovsky, Ingmar Bergman, David Lynch and Werner Herzog.

Filmography

White Feathers / Plumes Blanches (2018)
Dandelions (2019)