There is an Ethiopian proverb about the importance of perseverance that reads, ”Little by little an egg will walk.” The saying perfectly describes the journey that Ethiopian filmmaker Salome Mulugeta has taken to bring her first film, WOVEN, to the big screen. Written by, co-directed by and starring Mulugeta while set in the tight-knit New York Ethiopian community where ancient traditions rub shoulders with the modern world, WOVEN is about two families searching for happiness. From conception to distribution and during her trial-by-fire period, the determined filmmaker realized the importance of her community and the need to bring stories from Mother Africa to life. “The Ethiopian community supported our endeavor in so many ways,” Mulugeta tells ESSENCE. Muguleta best illustrated this through her intentional casting of a variety of non-actors who are real-life members of the Ethiopian community.

Source: Ethiopian News January 04, 2019 22:07 UTC