Haile Gerima: Ashes and Embers
EXCLUSIVE PODCAST: Filmmaker Haile Gerima left Ethopia for the US where he studied acting and ultimately found a voice in film, becoming a leading member of the “LA Rebellion” film movement.
Haile Gerima’s ‘Ashes and Embers’ is streaming on Netflix
Array Releasing premieres Haile Gerima’s rarely-screened 1982 drama about a Vietnam war veteran struggling to come to terms with his role in the war and as a Black man in America.
Thanks to Ava DuVernay, the film ‘Ashes and Embers’ will now get a major audience
The film “Ashes and Embers,” long respected and admired by many film buffs, never got a wide theatrical release, or was shown before a mass audience. That is, until now.
Ava DuVernay To Restore, Distribute Rarely Seen Classic ‘Ashes and Embers’
The 1982 film is part of Array Classics, a new film initiative whose goal is to connect rarely seen gems with a new audience.
Ava DuVernay Will Help Restore and Screen Rarely Seen ‘Ashes and Embers’
Selma director Ava DuVernay’s next contribution to the film world may not include directing a Star Wars film but it will include the film collective she founded Array Releasing.