Award Winner, Human Rights, International, Women + Director

Anbessa

A Fiscally Sponsored Project

Director:

Mo Scarpelli

2019
85 minutes

A boy caught between the ancient and the new navigates modernization on his own terms. By becoming a lion (Anbessa) he can fight back against the forces outside of his control.

Awards:

  • Jury Prize Best Director–2019 Telluride Mountainfilm Festival
  • EFCA Award Bestt Documentary–2019 Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
  • Best Documentary–2020 MiradasDoc International Documentary Film Festival 2020