Discussion on the implications of Haile Gerima's film 'Teza' for
today's generation of young Africans. Teza, which means morning
dew in Amharic, tells a story of hope, loss, and reminiscence
through the eyes of an idealistic, young intellectual, displaced
from his homeland of Ethiopia for many years. The film reflects
on the fall of Emperor Haile Selassie and on the effects of that
regime change relative to Ethiopian history and society. Through
a broader lens, the film Teza focuses on the ways in which
political upheaval and social change have impacted cultures and
nations across the larger African Diaspora. Told mainly through
a series of flashbacks, Teza follows the personal narrative of
Anberber, who, after leaving Ethiopia for Germany to become a
doctor, is led to return to his home village by lingering
spirits and haunting visions from his childhood. Using the power
of memory as its primary device, Teza recounts the historical
circumstances that have framed the context in which contemporary
Ethiopia exi