AMAKKI

2024, dir. Celia Boussebaa
Ethiopia, 104 min.
In Sidaamu Afoo with English subtitles | Format: Digital

 

November 10 & 16  | AMAKKI, meaning “your mother,” is an intimate journey through Sidama’s coffee-growing hills. It delves into the inner lives of a grandmother, a mother, a young girl, and a baby girl, celebrating the profound moments of love, loss, and resilience that shape the landscape of Black femininity.

Winner: Special Jury Award, Best Documentary Feature, Atlanta Film Festival

Nominee: Jury Award, Best Documentary Feature, Atlanta Film Festival


The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu

SHOWTIMES

Sun. Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 16, 3:00 p.m.

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