Ndiva Women’s Film Festival 2019: Many Love by Rediat Abayneh (Ethiopia)

Ndiva Women’s Film Festival 

(Ghana)

NWFF 2019

Many Love (2019)

Rediat Abayneh

Ethiopia

Fiction 

Synopsis

Saron discovers that her younger brother Abi committed a crime by raping her boyfriend’s little sister. She persuades herself that Abi has done this due to the long-term illness that kept him isolated from his peers and decides to help him avoid punishment and escape. Saron’s boyfriend Bereket unsuccessfully pleas and urges her to turn Abi in but in the end, it all comes down to Saron and her conscience. Will she go through with her plan? (20 min. 20 sec.)

Biography

Rediat Abayneh is a freelance animator and Film-maker based in Bristol. Her works are mostly inspired by the culture, story and art of ancient Abyssinian. She also have a strong interest working with digital paintings as well as running creative workshops for young people. (Source: https://filmfreeway.com/ManyLove)