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Rasselas Lakew

Rasselas Lakew
© 2010, Mostra Sao Paulo
Film director
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and travelled to the United States to attend university and play Division I NCAA tennis. After finishing university, he attended post-graduate studies in Filmmaking at the University of Montana. "The Athlete" (2009), inspired by the life of Ethiopia's athlete Abebe Bikila, is his debut feature film.

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  • Culture and Development East Africa
  • Mambo magazine
  • Zanzibar International Film Festival
  • Arterial network Tanzania chapter
  • Maisha Music

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