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Fahema

Fahema
Courtesy of Leisure Hive Productions
Fahema

Stream now or tune in Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2

This is the story of African migration in the 21st Century. It's about one womanโ€™s journey to freedom. A child born in conflict, Fahema fled Ethiopia with her family at the age 5 during the Civil War.

Fahema was raised in a restrictive traditional community, in Sudan. Her whole life was planned out for her by her mother โ€” where she would live, what she would do, and most importantly whom she would marry.

Film still from "Fahema."
Courtesy of Producer: Eltahir Boshara / Leisure Hive Productions
Film still from "Fahema."

She now lives in the United States. Though fluent in Arabic and English, she still keeps alive her native Amharic language, a vital link to her Ethiopian heritage.

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This is the story of a "caged spirit" using dance to create a bridge between three very different cultures, creating a new place for herself in the world.

Misgana Tesema dancing.
Courtesy ofEric Pargasm
Misgana Tesema dancing.

Credits:

Producer: Eltahir Boshara. Editor: Joshua Fong. Leisure Hive Productions.

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