Section: Long Films
Country: Ethiopia, UK
Production Year: 2012
Runtime: 80 Min
Director: Jerry Rothwell
Screenwriter: Jerry Rothwell
Cinematographer: Jerry Rothwell
Editor: Alan Mackay
Music Composer: Mulatu Astatke
Synopsis: This documentary follows the footsteps of Alemi and Hawii, two Ethiopian young girls living in Bekoji – an Ethiopian highland town that gave the world’s greatest distance athletes like Tirunesh Dibaba, Kenenisa Bekele and Deratu Tulu. With the narration of their friend Biruk, we follow the two girls’ highs and lows over three years as they try to become professional athletes. Through their struggle, we learn about the ambitions of young Ethiopians living between tradition and the modern world.
