When a mysterious crime takes the life of her only brother, an Ethiopian American woman searches for the truth behind his death, while struggling to reconcile cultural expectations with her own pursuit of self-identity and love.
Acting
Mulugeta's restrained grief—speaks volumes in silence.
Direction
Dual directors bring authentic Ethiopian-American lens rarely seen.
Production
Tight budget, huge cultural specificity—every dollar shows.
Director
Salome Mulugeta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mulugeta and Ibrahim crowdfunded this after Hollywood said Ethiopian-American stories 'weren't universal enough.' Their response? Made it anyway.
The weaving metaphor isn't subtle—Elenie's name literally means 'light'—but the film earns its symbolism through sensory detail: coffee ceremonies, textile patterns, silence as inheritance.
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