Mulugeta Gebrekidan :: Szczecin Film Festival 2020

Mulugeta Gebrekidan

About the artist

I was born in 1970 in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. I studied painting at the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design of Addis Ababa University. I have participated in several local and international solo and group exhibitions; among many, “WAX and GOLD” Performance Art in a Public Spaces, Addis Ababa, the Goethe Institute Addis Ababa, Asni Gallery Addis Ababa, Virginia Creative Center for the Arts (VCCA), USA, Volkshochschule Leipzig Germany, Studio Am Schloss Berlin, “1st Tbilisi Triennial-Offside Effect” in Tbilisi Georgia, Landes Museum in Bonn Germany, “BOLERO” Part of MANIFESTA 9 Parallel Events at TVL café / Bibliotheek, Genk Belgium, “9th Dakart Biennale 2010” Dakar, Casoria Contemporary Art Museum Italy. I have also participated in several artistic workshops and residency programs.

www.mulugetart.tumblr.com

mgkidan@yahoo.com

Films

Mind Over Matter, 3' 53''

Mind Over Matter

Production: 2011

By Mulugeta Gebrekidan and Mark Morgan
Sintayehu Teshale overcame a physical disability to find his calling in life. Sintayehu, 42, spent his early years as a beggar, convinced by his parents that he was fit for nothing else. But the young man had a passion to do something useful, and over the years this desire grew and grew. Today, Sintayehu stands out in his community more for his skills than for his appearance. He inspires those around him by working in public places, putting his considerable talents on display. Sintayheu lives in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, with his wife and five children.

http://vimeo.com/25069677

Inside Out, 2' 57''

Inside Out

Production: 2014

'Inside out’ is a sketch of peoples’ lives against a backdrop of tension between modernity and tradition in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The film takes a look at rapid urbanization—the two forces of destruction and construction—raising the question of what happens on the inside—within the hearts and minds of people—when the world begins to turn at breakneck speed on the outside.

http://vimeo.com/54761633

Boundaries Bound, 2' 51''

Boundaries Bound

Production: 2012

For African artists wishing to show their work to an international audience, interrogation and mistreatment are part of the equation—even after they have jumped the hurdles of sponsorship and visas. Boundaries Bound is about the unjust limitations that prevent African artists and people from traveling and exploring the world freely, a protestation against the freedom of movement that most Africans don’t have.

http://vimeo.com/25903376