About Zeresenay Berhane Mehari
Born 1974. Zeresenay Berhane Mehari is a film producer, film director and screenwriter.
Zeresenay Berhane Mehari (born 1974) is an Ethiopian filmmaker. He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed films Difret and Sweetness in the Belly.
Apart from cinema, he is the co-founder and Head of Original Content for Kana Television, the number-one rated free-to-air, private satellite entertainment TV channel in Ethiopia.
Personal life He was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in a family with seven siblings. He later moved to USA whereas his brother and sister moved to The Netherlands, and another brother is in Sweden.
Career After moving to USA, Mehari studied film at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. The executive producer of the film was popular Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie.
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Ethiopian filmmaker
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Zeresenay Berhane Mehari was born in 1974 in Addis Ababa.
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Zeresenay Berhane Mehari is a film producer, film director and screenwriter.
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