Teza & The Idea of "Going Home"
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2009-10-15/teza-idea-going-home
The Washington region is full of "transplants" -- people who grew up in one place but spent their adulthood elsewhere. Now, one of the most recognizable members DC's Ethiopian community of transplants is exploring the idea of 'going home.' We talk with filmmaker and Howard University professor Haile Gerima about his latest work -- a meditation on childhood dreams and the inevitability of loss set against Ethiopia's turbulent political backdrop -- which is winning rave reviews around the world.
Guests
Haile Gerima
filmmaker, writer, and director, "Teza"; also Professor, Howard University
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We all feel safe at home. The childhood is the most important period of a man life and it gives him that certain feeling of protection (from parents, known places and old friends). All the time going home is a path of inner knowing, of remember what you are and what you want. I grew up in a quiet neighborhood and I always wanted to have one of the apartments in San Francisco. It is a way to be close to home.