Twilight Revelations: Episodes in the Life & Times of Emperor Selassie
Saturday 13 March 2pm -5.00pm
BFI SouthBank
Belvedere Road SE1
Tube: Waterloo.
www.bfi.org.uk
Ethiopia’s last emperor Haile Selassie (1892 – 1975) is to this day revered by the million-strong Rastafarian community. Yemane I Demissie’s documentary shows us the man behind the myth. Mixed with archive footage and photographs of Selassie taken during official functions, are comments of former members of the imperial administration describing their leader as a man who deeply loved his country. Further testimonies from his grandson and daughter-in-law depict a family man who doted on his grandchildren. In mixing history with family stories, political comment with personal memories, Demissie signs here a moving and insightful portrait of a defining figure in African history