Lezare (For Today)

trinidad+tobago film festival 2010 screening

Year	2009
Duration	14 minutes
Type	Dramatic short
Country	Ethiopia
Language	Amharic, with English subtitles
Director(s)	Zelalem Woldemariam
Rating	All Ages
Contact	www.ethiopianfilminitiative.org

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This is a tale about the need for environmental conservation, couched in the touching story of a homeless boy in search of a meal. The elderly village schoolteacher promises the boy some money if he will help in a tree-planting exercise. Yet when he finally goes to buy a loaf of bread, he finds the money is missing.

Trinidad & Tobago premiere

Awards: Best Short Film – Youth Jury Award, Taarifa International Film Festival (2010).

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