Looking For The Sun Documentary Film Trailer

Looking For The Sun is a feature-length documentary which features the former women freedom fighters who participated in Eritrea's 30 year armed independence war against Ethiopia. This documentary allows these Tegadelti [freedom fighters in Tigrinya] to the tell their own personal stories about the role they played in the struggle and their experiences in their own words. I believe that the contributions and sacrifices made by these women is something that the world needs to know more about and truly appreciate.

Eritrean women played a very prominent role in the Eritrean independence struggle and forced the male fighters, and later the population at large, to accept them on equal footing with men. Women helped transformed and shape Eritrean society by their role not only as freedom fighters but also as educators, health officers, commanders and also as mothers, aunts and sisters....their contributions to the development of Eritrea is something that the world should know and learn from.

I hope by that by viewing the QuickTime trailer and listening to the personal story of Terhas Iyassu and her family, you will understand and appreciate the role that these brave women have played in the liberation of Eritrea and its long term effects on the creation of progressive legal and social rights for Eritrean women as well as its overall influence on society.

Thank You
Yonatan Kelib

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Film & Animation

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• african
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• kelib
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[sweetsoulfilms]

Thank you and I completely agree with your comment. I haven't seen "FLYING: Confessions of a Free Women" but will have to goggle it up and find out what its about. I look forward to seeing it and thank you for your kind comment. If you have any other films you would recommend, please let me know.

Yonatan

[abbygt]

For freedom if you know what that means.

[mephisto1895]

Get rid of all the lice infested rodents from E'Mama Ethiopia. Now we are free of rodents. Stay on your side of the border. lol

[libdash]

she's kinda cute even at her age.

Too bad she's talking about good old days:

30 years of sacrifice for what?

[YonatanKelib]

Thanks for your suggestions, I'll definitely consider it.

[blackgas]

Also, for the interviews, -- it might be nice to fade the cuts into each other a tiny bit, so it doesn't look so jerky/abrubt.

just the polish/presentation needs work to get it looking professional --

The material you've selected is wonderful!

[YonatanKelib]

Thanks and I apologize for the speed of the subtitles, but I was trying to match the English with the Tigrynia by the subjects in the film.

Yonatan

[YonatanKelib]

Thank you for your kind words Hawika, and wish me luck on getting this film done before the summer :-)

Yonatan

[blackgas]

wow, this is looking great.

Though the subtitles move a little fast!

[hmantes]

You are doing a great job yonatan. Eritrea is blessed to have dedicated children like you. keep it up and i hope to see the whole version soon !

Hawika !