“I think once you have films in certain festivals you begin to have name recognition, and there are possibilities.” ThinkingFilmCertainNamesPossibilityRecognitionFestivals Author:Haile Gerima
“I think not many young people are willing to pay the price of telling their own story.” PeopleThinkingStoriesYoungPayWillingPay The Price Author:Haile Gerima
“Most, especially the young filmmakers, do not see strength in communal or collective existence. They just think they're going to conquer the world as individuals. There is no world like that. In cinema it's always, even in Hollywood, a collective surge.” ThinkingWorldYoungIndividualExistenceHollywoodConquerCinemaFilmmakerCollectivesConquer The World Author:Haile Gerima
“For me, I think [art] exists in a cave. I am in a cave. I have my own editing place, but I'm not powerful enough to amass the resources to keep doing movies every two or three years.” ThinkingYearsArtTwoEnoughThreeMy OwnPowerfulResourcesThree YearsEditingCaves Author:Haile Gerima
“I think once you have films in certain festivals you begin to have name recognition, and there are possibilities. Especially for independent filmmakers, it's always good to try the international market because it doesn't have the same kind of baggage.” ThinkingTryingKindFilmCertainNamesPossibilityIndependentInternationalRecognitionFilmmakerFestivalsBaggage Author:Haile Gerima
