Haile Gerima
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 4, 1946, Gondor, Ethiopia
- Movies
- 19
Haile Gerima (born March 4, 1946) is an Ethiopian Amhara filmmaker who lives and works in the United States. He is a leading member of the L.A. Rebellion film movement, also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers. Since 1975, Haile has been a film professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He is best known for Sankofa (1993), which won two awards. In 1970, he moved to California to attend the University of California where he earned Bachelor's and Master's of Fine Arts degrees in film. He was part of a generation of new black filmmakers who became known as the Los Angeles School of Black filmmakers, along with Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep), Jamaa Fanaka (Penitentiary), Ben Caldwell (I and I), Larry Clark and Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Black Lions – Roman Wolves | Self – Narrator |
| 2016 | Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA | Himself |
| 2013 | Venice 70: Future Reloaded | |
| 1994 | Imperfect Journey | |
| 1988 | Ouaga | |
| 1973 | As Above, So Below | Dess |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Black Lions – Roman Wolves | Director, Screenplay |
| 2018 | Footprints of Pan-Africanism | Producer |
| 2013 | Venice 70: Future Reloaded | Director |
| 2008 | Teza | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1999 | Adwa | Director, Producer |
| 1994 | Imperfect Journey | Writer, Director |
| 1993 | Sankofa | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 1982 | Ashes and Embers | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1979 | Bush Mama | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1979 | Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000 | Director |
| 1975 | Harvest: 3,000 Years | Director, Writer |
| 1973 | Child of Resistance | Director |
| 1971 | Hour Glass | Director, Producer, Writer |
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