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Forged Ways
Forged Ways
6.3
/10
33 Ratings

FORGED WAYS

Directed by Ephraim Asili
United States, Ethiopia, 2010
Short, Documentary

Synopsis

Photographed on location in Harlem and various locations throughout Ethiopia, Forged Ways shifts between the first person account of a filmmaker, the third person experience of a man navigating the streets of Harlem, and day-to-day life in the cities and villages of Ethiopia.

Synopsis

Photographed on location in Harlem and various locations throughout Ethiopia, Forged Ways shifts between the first person account of a filmmaker, the third person experience of a man navigating the streets of Harlem, and day-to-day life in the cities and villages of Ethiopia.

Our take

Ephraim Asili’s first work shot on 16mm film, Forged Ways initiates his melodic “Diaspora Suite.” Criss-crossing between New York’s Harlem and Ethiopia, Forged Ways also hops between reality and fiction, as it does music and field recordings, examining the world through many different lenses.