Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas, is a 2017 Swedish-Ethiopian documentary thriller film directed by Joakim Demmer and co-produced by Margarete Jangård for WG Film, Heino Deckert for ma.ja.de, and John Webster for JW Documentaries.[1][2] The film revolves around Farmland , the new green gold in Ethiopia where foreign investors use millions of hectares and dream of prosperity of the local people.[3][4]
| Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joakim Demmer |
| Written by | Joakim Demmer |
| Produced by | Margarete Jangård Heino Deckert John Webster |
| Starring | Alexander Karim Mohammed Alamoudi Ivan Holmes Argaw Ashine |
| Cinematography | Joakim Demmer Ute Freund Zeb Davidsson Mark Barrs Peter Bolte |
| Edited by | Stefan Sundlöf Frank Brummundt |
| Music by | Matthias Trippner |
Production companies | WG Film Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion J.W. Documentaries Oy |
| Distributed by | Neue Visionen Filmverleih Yleisradio (YLE) |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Countries | Sweden Germany Finland Netherlands |
| Languages | Amharic English |
The film has been shot in and around Addis Ababa, Bale Province and Gambela in Ethiopia; New York City, Austin Texas and Washington in the USA and the Gorom refugee camp in South Sudan. The film made its World Premiere CPH:DOX 2017 in the United States.[5] The film received mixed reviews from critics and made official selection at many film festivals.[6] In the Munich International Documentary Festival (DOK.fest) 2017, the film was nominated for the Viktor Award for DOK.horizons and then for Environmental Award at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival.[7]
Cast
edit- Alexander Karim – Narrator (voice)
- Mohammed Alamoudi – agriculture investor
- Ivan Holmes – farmer and agriculture investor
- Argaw Ashine – Ethiopian reporter
- Abraham D. – native farmer in Gambela Region
- Omot Agwa Okwoy – Gambela National Park official
- Paul McMahon – co-founder and Managing Partner of SLM Partners
- Yitagess Ketema – project manager at Saudi Star Agricultural Development
- Owanyia A. – former Ethiopian civil servant
- Stefan G. Koeberle – director of risk management, World Bank
- Mark King – chief officer of environmental and social standards, World Bank
- Olemo A. – Gambella refugee
- David Pred – co-founder of Inclusive Development International
- Jedowang O. – eyewitness of Ethiopian Army attack on unarmed civilians
- Obang Metho – Ethiopian human rights defender
- Okello O. – forcefully evicted farmer
- Ajullut T. – forcefully evicted farmer
- Okwori P. – forcefully evicted farmer
- Otonge O. – forcefully evicted
- Achalla O. – forcefully evicted
- Olera O.
- Bisrat Negash
- Bedilu Abera
- Mian Nasiruddin
References
edit- ^ "Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas". Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas". WG film. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas". WG film. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "DEAD DONKEYS FEAR NO HYENAS - Films - home". german-documentaries.de. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "DEAD DONKEYS FEAR NO HYENAS". www.europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas - 07.11.2018". DW.COM. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas - Human Rights Watch Film Festival". ff.hrw.org. Retrieved 2021-10-11.