IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

Name: IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2021-09-28
Duration: 14 min

14m·Documentary, Music

Directed by Lorena Alvarado, Adam Golfer·2021

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A short film documenting Ethiopian musician Hailu Mergia's life as the leader of the Walias Band in the 1970, his immigration to the United States and his subsequent re-emergence as a performer in 2014.

DirectorLorena AlvaradoDirectorAdam GolferCinematographyAdam GolferStudioBrooklyn Filmmakers Collective

Actor	Role
Hailu MergiaHimself	Himself