🇪🇹🇪🇷What sets Kitfo TV apart is its focus on bridging the gap between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and their diaspora, by creating alternative paths to distribution for homebased filmmakers, beyond platforms like YouTube. Find out more at the link in bio. 🔗
✍🏽 Paula Adhis
#kitfotv #ethiopia #eritrea #okayafrica #OKA15325.
We’re KITFO TV - a new streaming platform for Ethiopian and Eritrean creators! 📺
Get ready for our first KITFO Film Festival and platform launch this fall. We’re building a community to archive the stories of our past, unveil our present, and shape our future. We want YOU to be a part of it.
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Starring:
@denkinesh@ephrizzy@yourfriendmaha@wrdolandia@saint.yared@okaymiri@wubetu_shimelash
Featuring a preview of Wubetu Shimelash’s film @shepherdscallingfilm
Director: @heaathh
Producer: @umb_what
Editor: @heaathh
Director of Photography: @mars.themaker
Production Company: @forbiddenfruitproduction
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A look back at our February screening of @asni_themovie - an incredible film directed by Rachel Samuel, honoring the life and legacy of one of Ethiopia’s most influential musical pioneers.
From the film to the conversations after, the room was filled with people connecting to Asnaketch’s story in their own way.
Thank you to our partners at @usccinema for hosting us and creating space for this moment.
Join our newsletter on our webite for early invites to upcoming screenings and community events. 🔗 Link in bio ❤️
🎥: @thurdwurld
#asni #usccinema #asnaketchworku #ethiojazz
Asnaketch Worku was a force.
A woman whose voice reshaped Ethiopian music forever.
Defiant.
Ahead of her time.
An icon.
ASNI screening this Thursday at USC 🎥✨
7PM · Free w/ RSVP
đź”— Link in bio
🎬 USC School of Cinematic Arts x KITFO TV present: ASNI: The Life of Asnaketch Worku 🎶
8 days away.
Join us for a special screening of ASNI, directed by Rachel Samuel, honoring the life, voice, and legacy of Ethiopia’s first female jazz singer.
Through music and memory, the film explores courage, artistry, and the lasting cultural impact of a woman who helped shape Ethiopian modern sound.
This will be a powerful night of cinema and community at USC you won’t want to miss it.
đź—“ February 19, 2026
⏰ 7:00 PM
đź“Ť Ray Stark Family Theatre (USC School of Cinematic Arts)
Los Angeles, CA
đź”— RSVP link in bio.
Follow @asni_themovie for updates.
#KITFOTV #ASNIMovie #EthioJazz #USCEvents
We went behind the scenes with Oscar-nominated director Laura Checkoway (@laurachecks ) and our founder, Denkinesh Argaw in a Q&A after a screening of The Cat Man Eshete, winner of Best Documentary Short, to uncover the story, inspiration, and magic of the film ✨
Check out the Q&A to learn more about the story - now available on our YouTube! 🎥 Link in bio.
#KITFOTV #TheCatManEshete #BestDocumentaryShort
Packed energy at the 2nd Annual KITFO Film Festival panel From Feed to Feature: The Pipeline Between Social Media and the Big Screen
Panelists dug into how creators are transforming viral moments and short-form content into film, TV, stand-up, and beyond. From TikTok to the writer’s room, the conversation unpacked the realities of co-productions, building audiences across platforms, navigating the realities of the entertainment industry and translating digital momentum into lasting impact.
Huge thank you to our panelists @realbennyy , @lostlyrics96 , @biniambiz and @l33hana for sharing their insights and to our moderator @lovefromliyax for guiding such a dynamic discussion.
Watch the full panel now on our YouTube — 🔗 Link in bio!
#KITFOFilmFestival #FromFeedToFeature #SocialMediaToFilm #FilmPanel #IndependentFilm #GlobalCinema #StorytellingThroughFilm
A full house and an unforgettable session! Cushy Collective (@cushycollective ) brought Past as Prologue: Oral Histories in Film to the 2nd Annual KITFO Film Festival.
Filmmaker Salem Daniel (@diasapienne ) led the room through the power of cinema to hold memory and elevate personal histories. With her upcoming short “When I Was a Child” as a touchpoint, she showed how lived experience can be shaped into storytelling that moves and lasts.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this inspiring workshop!
📸: @thurdwurld
#KITFOFilmFestival #CushyCollective #OralHistories #FilmWorkshop #AfricanCinema #IndependentFilm #StorytellingThroughFilm
We are proud to announce that JOURNEY(S): addis to dc, directed by Saaret E. Yoseph, has won Best Experimental Short at the 2nd Annual KITFO Film Festival.
Blending oral history, original poetry, animation, and archival imagery, the film honors the experiences of Ethiopian women in America and across the diaspora.
Congratulations to the filmmakers, cast, and crew.
Thank you to our sponsors for making this year’s festival possible.
#Journeys #KITFOFilmFestival #BestExperimentalShort #DiasporaStories #AfricanCinema #ExperimentalFilm #FilmFestivalWinner #GlobalCinema
We are honored to announce A Fire Within (@afirewithindoc ), directed by Christopher Chambers, as the winner of Best Documentary Feature at the 2nd Annual KITFO Film Festival.
The film tells the extraordinary true story of three Ethiopian women who survived brutal torture during The Red Terror, fled to the United States, and made a shocking discovery: their torturer was living freely in America - working beside one of them in Atlanta. With courage and conviction, they take a stand to bring him to justice.
Praised as “remarkably powerful” and “deeply moving,” A Fire Within has won Audience Awards at Atlanta, Naples, North Dakota Human Rights, and Twin Cities Film Festivals, along with a Georgia Film Critics nomination.
Congratulations to the filmmakers, cast, and crew.
Thank you to our sponsors for making this year’s festival possible.
#AFireWithin #KITFOFilmFestival #BestDocumentaryFeature #DocumentaryFilm #EthiopianStories #FilmFestivalWinner
