The Bookmaker: An ancient craft in Ethiopia | Africa Direct Documentary
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ย. 2021
- The Bookmaker by filmmaker Girum Berehanetsehay unfolds in the mists of the high Ankober Mountains of Ethiopia.
Here, Archbishop Kalehiwot Habtewold still practices the ancient craft of parchment bookmaking.
To be able to do that, he sets his young disciples an unusual task: to find enough high-quality goat skins for the parchment needed to hand-craft these religious books.
The exquisitely illustrated religious books take years, even decades, to produce.
This film immerses us in a remote and traditional world of patience and prayer, ceremony and craft, fathers and sons.
Producer/director Girum Berehanetsehay is an Ethiopian filmmaker based in Addis Ababa. With more than a decade of local and international production experience, he has worked on more than 20 feature films, as well as commercials and music videos, in various roles.
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I can’t control my tears, I don’t know why. Selam le Ethiopia from Eritrean sister 🇪🇷
Thank you so much! We learn in the.States that Africa didn’t have writing systems yet they would tell us about Hieroglyphics. I never knew Ethiopia had books dating back thousands of years.
Al Jazeera this is beautiful ❤ ... This is the Ethiopia we know, our home. ሰላም ለኢትዮጵያ || ሰላም ለሀገራችን ... love from South Africa
I wish if I can support with modern tech but it won’t be considered support instead it would be destroying the respected n valued way of servicing of the churches. Respect n love to Ethiopian as a Muslim fellow Ethiopian.
Ankober is a region of Ethiopia in central Ethiopia. It is a place where the most famous black emperor came. His name is Menelik II. He is the one who defeated the Italian colonialists at various battles. The most famous of those battles is the Battle of Adwa which took place in 1896. Menelik was a very kind, religious at the same time warrior leader. European colonialists wrote about him with admiration, others who were envious of his victories wrote very negative fake stories in which the colonizers presented Emperor Menelik as some kind hateful and evil person towards some tribes. Educated members of the 1960s Ethiopians read these fake colonizers stories and they believed them, and they become very violent and murderous tribalists. That is one of the main source of the conflict in present day Ethiopia
Ethiopia the mother of Africa 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
This is Ethiopia! It is a nation of people who fear God, who are religious, who love humanity, and who live in dignity. Ethiopia will always be protected by God! 💚💛❤እማማ ኢትዮጵያ ሰላምሽ ይብዝ💚💛❤
🇪🇷🕊🇪🇹 God bless Eritrea and Ethiopia’s orthodox community ❤️
Beautiful people, extraordinary ancient culture. The cradle of humanity and civilization. The people of the Blue Nile🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
Did anyone noticed how they were praying? Beautiful 🥰
Ethiopia land of origin. Thank you, Aljazeera for the documentary.
Let peace prevail in the land of Ethiopia
I really appreciate the Ethiopian,they are amazing nation peaceful, I love 💕 Ethiopian nation . 🇩🇪
As a book designer in the publishing industry, this warms my heart. This is true craftsmanship.
I don’t know why this made me emotional. Long live Ethiopia & Eritrea💚💛❤️🔥 🇪🇷
Ethiopia is truly beautiful😍 the land of origin with an enormous history and wisdom!
Al Jazeera I thought this is one many negative reporting's, filled with lies and propaganda and before skipping it I paused the clip and started to read the comment sections which were mainly positive, then played the clip and watch it all. Honestly this is one of the most beautiful short documentary I have watched in a while. The producer of this short clip Girum Berehanetesehay deserves a recognition for this excellent production!
What a fresh breath for those of us who are tired of the war reportings. Selam le Ethiopia
Sending loves from Eritrea 🇪🇷 this was a profound documentary
Thanks Al Jazeera!! May GOD bless Ethiopia and the hand of writers! this is so beautiful!!