Westside Event
SATURDAY 1 MAY | 2:00PM
FOOTSCRAY COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE
JOIN US AT FCAC FOR AN AFTERNOON INCLUDING A TRADITIONAL ETHIOPIAN COFFEE CEREMONY AND MUSIC BY DANIEL ATLAW SEIFU (JAZMARIS - ETHIO-JAZZ ENSEMBLE)
THE EVENT ALSO INCLUDES A PRE-FILM DISCUSSION WITH MELBOURNE-BASED ETHIOPIAN DIRECTOR HELEN KASSA, ACTOR RAS-SAMUEL WELDA’ABZGI AND A SCREENING OF HELEN KASSA’S FILM FOUND IN A DREAM
Westside Event tickets are free for Maribyrnong City residents. To access your free ticket, email us at info@hraff.org.au
Found in a Dream (2019)
Director: Helen Kassa
Country: Australia
Year: 2019
Duration: 97 Minutes
Language: English, Amharic with English subtitles
Genre: Narrative
Festival Selection: 26th Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) 2018 in LA
Screening Location: Footscray Community Arts Centre, 45 Moreland Street, Footscray | Plan your visit to FCAC
FILM Synopsis
A story about community issues around young, migrant African men set in Melbourne, Australia. Namely, issues of feeling alone and a sense of not belonging that leads young immigrants to struggle with relationships, education and work. Through a lack of love and understanding, often they turn to drugs. Found in a Dream explores these themes and issues through Abeselom, a hardened drug dealer. His world is rocked when he meets Netsanet and for the first time he feels real love again. Found in a Dream is about love, culture, money and ultimately, finding comfort within each other.
Suitable for ages 15+
MUSIC BY DANIEL ATLAW SEIFU (JAZMARIS - ETHIO-JAZZ ENSEMBLE)
Image credit: Daniel Seifu. Photo by Samson kebede /ESCFV/.
Daniel Seifu is a professionally trained Ethiopian jazz, traditional and contemporary musician graduated from the Yared School of Music in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. Before arriving in Australia in 2007, he was a resident musician, composer, arranger and teacher at the Ethiopian National Theatre. He has produced and performed in a number of initiatives in collaboration with Arts Centre Melbourne, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Footscray Community Arts Centre (FCAC), and City of Melbourne. He is passionate about bringing Ethiopian culture to the wider community through music, performance, events, and connection with local businesses.
Daniel is the founder and band leader of Ethio Jazz ensemble JAzmaris, He was a proud support musician and artistic curator for the music projects of the legendary Ethiopian performers:, Mahmoud Ahmed, Alemayhu Eshete and Ali Birra on their Australian tour performing at the Arts Centre Melbourne and the MONA FOMA festival in Hobart.
Facebook: JAzmaris
PRESENTING PARTNER
PANEL DISCUSSION
Helen Kassa (Director)
Helen Kassa was born in Asmara, Eritrea and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Helen grew up reading the works of legendary Ethiopian writers and poets, inspiring a deep desire to craft her own storytelling and share it with the world. In 2004 Helen moved to Australia, where she further pursued her dream of sharing her storytelling through film, and in 2014 completed a bachelor of Film and Production at SAE Institute of Melbourne.
Ras-Samuel Welda’Abzgi (lead actor)
Actor | Writer | Producer
Ras-Samuel Welda'abzgi was born on February 20, 1997 in Ethiopia as Samuel Weledaabzgi. He is an actor and writer, known for Westermarck Effect, Found in a Dream (2019) and Neighbours (1985).
Community Impact Partner
Footscray Community Arts Centre (FCAC) is an independent creative precinct in the western suburbs of Melbourne. FCAC is a place for artistic vibrancy, new work, big ideas and important conversations.
FCAC’s programs focus on the nexus between creativity and social justice. FCAC platforms and prioritise the voices of artists from Indigenous, migrant and refugee, disability and LGBTQIA+ communities. Their year-round program offers unique performances, exhibitions, collaborative art workshops and community events.
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