
New Shorts: Disparate Youth
Saturday, 15 January 2022

Image: Fardosa, Rukia Mahamed, Iqlaas Osman, Anton Tammi, 2021
Youthful optimism battles the struggle to self-actualise amid constraints of class, capital and parental permission in this global collection of shorts from Ethiopia, Croatia, Lithuania and the UK; each beautifully depicting teen turmoil and the hopes and fears of an unknown future. Dreams of Berghain, the solace of friendship and terror of violence, languid days filled with existential ennui - these films explore life on the cusp of adulthood, asking life’s big questions: Who do I want to be? Where am I going? Can karate vanquish a demon made out of football shirts?
Be Somebody
Edelawit Hussien
15'
2021
Ethiopia
Be Somebody is a meditation on culture, society, and self-exploration set against a backdrop of a metropolitan city experiencing a renaissance.The short narrative film follows three Addis Ababa-based teenage boys as they embark on a road trip to Lake Langano. Throughout this journey, Tefera, Omar, and Yoni must navigate cultural differences and shifting societal expectations that ask them to engage with ways of being that are not their own.