Event details
Oct
27
Fung Film Screening | Awol Allo's "A Spear Through the Heart "
This event will feature a screening of the 2022 documentary “A Spear Through the Heart”, which explores the life, legacy and impact of the legendary singer, songwriter, and activist, Hachalu Hundessa, who was assassinated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 29th, 2020. Hachalu was a hugely popular Oromo-Ethiopian musician widely viewed by the Oromo people as a symbol of unity and resistance. His evocative songs echoed the hopes and aspirations of the Oromo people and played a pivotal role in the 2014-2018 Oromo protests against the Ethiopian regime.
The documentary chronicles Hachalu’s life and the profound impact of his music on the Oromo quest for self-determination, but it also addresses broader themes of state repression, political violence and the transformative power of music in political mobilization.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Ms. Fantu Demisse (Hundessa’s widow and Chairwomen of the Board of Hachalu Hundessa Foundation), Awol Allo (executive producer of the documentary, Visiting Fellow at UCHV, Fung Global Fellows Alumni '21), and Mr. Bruno Sorrentino (the documentary’s director and editor).
A trailer of the documentary can be found here: https://vimeo.com/740373964_
The documentary chronicles Hachalu’s life and the profound impact of his music on the Oromo quest for self-determination, but it also addresses broader themes of state repression, political violence and the transformative power of music in political mobilization.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Ms. Fantu Demisse (Hundessa’s widow and Chairwomen of the Board of Hachalu Hundessa Foundation), Awol Allo (executive producer of the documentary, Visiting Fellow at UCHV, Fung Global Fellows Alumni '21), and Mr. Bruno Sorrentino (the documentary’s director and editor).
A trailer of the documentary can be found here: https://vimeo.com/740373964_
Speakers
Fantu Demisse
Awol Allo
Bruno Sorrentino
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Date
October 27, 2023Time
4:30 p.m.Location
Louis A. Simpson International Building, A71Audience
University Sponsors
Africa World Initiative
PIIRS Program in African Studies
Department of Comparative Literature