Melissa Donovan will screen her award-winning film Zemene and discuss her multiple roles as as director, editor, cinematographer, and producer on the film. Co-sponsored with Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Zemene (USA, 55m) is a feature documentary about a young Ethiopian girl’s bravery in the face of enormous odds. Living in a remote village with a rare curvature of the spine, Zemene struggles with poverty, poor education, and potentially life-threatening illness. But a chance encounter int he street of Gondar with Dr. Rick Hodes sets in motion a series of events that will change Zemene’s life forever. Shot throughout the beautiful countryside of Ethiopia, the film is a poetic testament to the power and bonds of compassion and the potential within us all.

Following a second screening of Zemene, Professor Pat Keeton, communication arts, will lead a discussion of the film, including the multiple roles of the filmmaker Melissa Donovan as director, producer, cinematographer, and editor of this award-winning film. Co-sponsored with Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.