The Timeline
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W-001▸ 18:42Essay · —2024የተወደደው ሥራ
Featured Piece
A short cinematic essay — narration, edit and design directed by Ashenafi. A study in pacing, breath and silence.
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W-002▸ 22:10History · Adwa2024አድዋ ደማቅ መስመር
Adwa — A Bold Line
A reflection on Adwa — the line drawn through history. Written, narrated, edited and designed as a single, breathing piece.
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W-003▸ 16:28Review · Wong Kar-wai · 20002024የተከለከለ የፍቅር ፍሬ
In The Mood For Love
A slow, longing read of Wong Kar-wai's masterpiece. On the geometry of restraint and the architecture of yearning.
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W-004▸ 19:55Review · Akira Kurosawa · 19502024ዘመን የማይሽረው አስደናቂ ፊልም
Rashomon
Kurosawa's Rashomon — the film that taught cinema how to doubt. A narrated meditation on truth, memory and angle.
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W-005▸ 17:03Review · Sidney Lumet · 19572024ብቻን የመቆም ብርታት
12 Angry Men
On the courage to stand alone. A reading of 12 Angry Men as a quiet revolution of one against the room.
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W-006▸ 04:12Narration · Brand Film2024ወቸውGood አዲስ መልክ
WechewGood — A New Look
A rebrand film for WechewGood. Voice, type, motion and color tuned to the same key.
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W-007▸ 26:17History · Lecture-Essay2024በእንተ ርዕሱ (አድዋ) ሲብራራ
On The Subject of Adwa
An extended unpacking — the title as door, the door as ceremony. Writing and voice in long form.
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Contact Sheet — Graphics
Selected design · from timeline
* Selected from the works archive.