Saint Music
Saint Music is a documentary exploring Ethiopian music, its brief history and the challenges it faces. The film comprises of interviews of the country's music elite including Mr. Yilma Gebre Ab, Mr. Dawit Yifu, Betty G. and others as well as a brief overview of the prominent music school; Yared Music School named after Yared who is considered to be the father of Ethiopian music. The documentary delves into the problem that the music has of not performing as well in the international market. However, foreigners have embarked on a journey to fuse the music with their own culture and try to make new sounds. Ethiopian music is known for its pentatonic scale under which the four modes; Bati, Ambassel, Anchi Hoye and Tizita play a defining role in the music both past and present.
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Dagmawi ZemedDirectorDirsane'bel
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Dagmawi ZemedWriterDirsane'bel
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Nathan SeyoumWriterDirsane'bel
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Dagmawi ZemedProducerDirsane'bel
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Nathan SeyoumProducerDirsane'bel
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Project Type:Documentary, Short, Student
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Runtime:40 minutes 10 seconds
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Completion Date:October 20, 2018
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Production Budget:250 USD
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Country of Origin:Ethiopia
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Country of Filming:Ethiopia
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Language:Amharic, English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
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Inshort Film FestivalLagos
Nigeria
December 27, 2018
Official Selection -
Lift-Off Sessions January 2019London
United Kingdom
January 21, 2019
Finalist -
DADASAHEB PHALKE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD 2019Mumbai
India
Official Selection Jury Review -
WIFI Film FestivalKansas
United States
April 11, 2019
Official Selection
Dagmawi Zemed is a 23 year old director, writer and editor who has done a feature film by the title of Dirsane'bel an Ethiopian film which translates to "The Story of Abel." He also has one short film under his belt by the name of "Freedom."
He has recently wrote and directed a documentary film, "Saint Music", a film which explores the facets of Ethiopian music. He is also working on his second feature film the title of which is yet to be disclosed.