OSUN Global Modernism, OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts, Italian Studies Program, Film and Electronic Arts Program, and Africana Studies Program Present

The Quantum Leapers: Confronting Invasion during the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935-1941

The Quantum Leapers, filmmaker Yemane Demissie’s forthcoming multimedia project, focuses on the buoyant and tumultuous experiences of Ethiopians during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Drawing from narratives of more than 500 interviews and thousands of images unearthed from the interviewees’ collections and dozens of international archives, the project considers how the 1935-1941 Italo-Ethiopian War and Occupation compelled the country to reevaluate its age-old traditions in the face of war, fascism and modernity.
 
At this lecture, Yemane will present stories revolving around the airplane—long an emblem of modernity—to explore the interlinked lives of four individuals who confront, embrace or glide with the sudden and immense changes brought about by war, occupation, and liberation.
 
Yemane Demissie teaches narrative and documentary filmmaking in the Department of Film & TV at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Please note: Due to copyright reasons, the presentations (in particular, the images) cannot be filmed. Photographs of the images/slides also cannot be taken by audience members during the presentation.

For more info, please contact Franco Baldasso: [email protected]

 

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Olin Humanities, Room 102

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