Ruth Hunduma
Directed by
Year
2023
Ruth was barely a teenager when her mother passed down her Medallion, etched with a golden portrait of Nefertiti. A symbol of beauty and strength. Not only was this medallion an artefact, it was an emblem of her mother’s inconceivable plight; captured in middle school by the Derg communist military regime and raised in a prison camp for years, separated from her family. This story follows her early memories of the Derg Genocide and how she first became in possession of the medallion upon her escape. The medallion symbolised her freedom and was passed down to Ruth for her to pass on to her children, to keep her family and country’s story alive.
Running Time: 19 mins
Genre: Documentary
Language: Amharic, English
Tolu Stedford
Lily Usher
Produced by
Festivals & Awards
Short of the Week (2023)
Aesthetica Short Film Festival (2023)
DOC NYC (2023)
London Short Film Festival (2024)
Clermont-Ferrand (2024) - Winner International Student Prize
True/False Fest (2024)
Glasgow Short Film Festival (2024)
Leiden Shorts (2024)
Cannes Short Film Corner (2024)
Festival Cinémas d'Afrique Lausanne (2024)
San Francisco International Film Festival (2024) - Winner Documentary Short
Movies That Matter (2024)
Festival International du Film de Dakhla, Maroc (2024)
Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara (2024)
Alexandria Short Film Festival (2024) - Winner Documentary Short
Docaviv (2024)
Hot Docs (2024)
One World Media Awards (2024) - Shortlist
Melbourne International Film Festival (2025)
Minikino Film Week (Bali International Short Film Festival (2024)
Bolton Film Festival (2024)
Ethiopian International Film Festival (2024)
Folkestone Documentary Film Festival (2024)
ZINEBI (2024)
Black Harvest Film Festival (2024)
Women Without Borders Film Festival (2024)
Résistances - Quartiers Lointains (2024)
AFI Fest (2024)
ECRANS NOIRS 2024 Festival (October 19-26 in Yaoundé).
Lumières d'Afrique [France] (2024)
Providence African Film and Art Festival [USA] (2024)
Cinema Eye Honours Shortlist (2024)
The UK Film Festival London (2024
Vilnius International Short Film Festival [Lithuania] (2025)