Yared Zeleke
Born
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Alma materNew York University
OccupationFilm director

Yared Zeleke is an Ethiopian film director from Addis Ababa. He has an M.F.A. in Writing and Directing from New York University. His first feature film, Lamb,[1] was screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard.[2] It is the first film from Ethiopia to have been officially selected in the festival's 68-year history.

References

  1. ^ Tambay A. Obenson (23 April 2015). "Cannes 2015: First Ethiopian "Official Selection" - Comin - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. ^ Jordan Mattos (12 March 2014). "Home work: Filmmaker Yared Zeleke's Origin Stories". Manhattan Digest. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

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