ANBESSA
- Logline
- A young boy displaced by a massive condominium complex creates his own reality where as a lion (anbessa) he can face the forces beyond his control.
- Talent
- Mo Scarpelli
- Role of participant
- Director
- Director
- Mo Scarpelli
- Producer
- Caitlin Mae Burke, Mo Scarpelli
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2019
- Running time
- 86 min
- Genre
- Documentary (Creative)
- Country of Production
- Ethiopia
- Production Companies
- ARTE, ZDF
Contact
- Name
- Mo Scarpelli
- Company
- Rake Films
- Website
Festivals and Awards
69° Berlinale International Film Festival
- Crystal Bear Nominee, Glashütte Documentary Prize Nominee
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IDFA 2019 - Kids & Docs Competition Selection;
Human Rights Watch Film Festival London - Official Selection;
40° Durban International Film Festival - Special Mention for Best Documentary Feature ;
Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival - World Cinema Showcase Section;
60° Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias (FICCI) - Opening Night Film;
MountainFilm Telluride - Best Director Prize, Honorary Mention for Best Film;
MiradasDoc - El Mirador Prize for Best Film ;
Sole Luna Doc Festival - Best Cinematography Award;
Olympia Intl Film Festival for Children & Youth - ECFA Award for Best Documentary;
RiverRun Film Festival - USA - Honorary Mention for Best Documentary Feature;
Woods Hole Film Festival - USA - Runner-up for Best Documentary;
Rome Independent Film Awards - National Film Competition Selection
FIPADOC - Official Selection;
DOC NYC - Official Selection;
22° Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival - Kids & Docs Section;
DocPoint Helsinki - International Film Competition;
Rooftop Films NYC - Official Selection;
Stockfish Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
This Human World Film Festival Vienna - Dis:pace:ment Selection;
UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival - Italy - Opening Night Film, Documentary Feature Competition;
Cleveland International Film Festival - Standing Up Competition Selection;
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival - International Documentary Competition Selection;
Heartland Film Festival - International Documentary Selection; Jimmy Stewart Legacy Award nominee; Humor & Humanity Award nominee ;
Docudays Ukraine - International Feature Competition;
Busan International Children & Youth Festival - Official Selection;
San Francisco DocFest - Documentary Feature Competition;
Maryland International Film Festival - Official Selection;
New Hampshire Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
Cucalorus Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
Ashland Independent Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
Atlanta Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
Take One Action Film Festival - Scotland - International Feature Film Competition;
Ljubljana International Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
Pripovedovalski Festival - Slovenia - Documentary Feature Competition;
London Migration Film Festival at Bertha DocHouse - Official Selection
IDFA 2019 - Kids & Docs Competition Selection;
Human Rights Watch Film Festival London - Official Selection;
40° Durban International Film Festival - Special Mention for Best Documentary Feature ;
Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival - World Cinema Showcase Section;
60° Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias (FICCI) - Opening Night Film;
MountainFilm Telluride - Best Director Prize, Honorary Mention for Best Film;
MiradasDoc - El Mirador Prize for Best Film ;
Sole Luna Doc Festival - Best Cinematography Award;
Olympia Intl Film Festival for Children & Youth - ECFA Award for Best Documentary;
RiverRun Film Festival - USA - Honorary Mention for Best Documentary Feature;
Woods Hole Film Festival - USA - Runner-up for Best Documentary;
Rome Independent Film Awards - National Film Competition Selection
FIPADOC - Official Selection;
DOC NYC - Official Selection;
22° Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival - Kids & Docs Section;
DocPoint Helsinki - International Film Competition;
Rooftop Films NYC - Official Selection;
Stockfish Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
This Human World Film Festival Vienna - Dis:pace:ment Selection;
UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival - Italy - Opening Night Film, Documentary Feature Competition;
Cleveland International Film Festival - Standing Up Competition Selection;
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival - International Documentary Competition Selection;
Heartland Film Festival - International Documentary Selection; Jimmy Stewart Legacy Award nominee; Humor & Humanity Award nominee ;
Docudays Ukraine - International Feature Competition;
Busan International Children & Youth Festival - Official Selection;
San Francisco DocFest - Documentary Feature Competition;
Maryland International Film Festival - Official Selection;
New Hampshire Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
Cucalorus Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
Ashland Independent Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
Atlanta Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
Take One Action Film Festival - Scotland - International Feature Film Competition;
Ljubljana International Film Festival - Documentary Feature Competition;
Pripovedovalski Festival - Slovenia - Documentary Feature Competition;
London Migration Film Festival at Bertha DocHouse - Official Selection