This black-and-white film tries to depict, with great modesty and
respect, a day in the life of a family living in a remote village in Ethiopia. In this rural
and particularly patriarchal society, Assayuh raises her four children alone. The harvest
period is an opportunity to discover their daily activities, set to a rhythm of
ancestral gestures. "A Single Day" offers us an intimate and authentic vision of this
community.
FESTIVALS:
- Milenium Festival 2021, Brussels, Belgium
- Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival 2021, Pärnu, Estonia
- Festival du Film de Lama 2021, Lama, Corse
- Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF) 2021, Accra, Ghana
- International Festival of Ethnological Film (IFEF) 2021, Belgrade, Serbia
- Guangzhou International Documentary Festival 2021, China
- Quais du Départ 2022, Lyon, France
- Festival Curieux Voyageurs 2022, Saint-Étienne, France
- Regards de Voyages 2022, Aubonne, Switzerland
AWARDS:
- Festival Curieux Voyageurs 2022, France - Second prize, Special Mention from the Jury
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