Blood Is Not Fresh Water
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| Directed by | Theo Eshetu |
| Produced by | Eve Silvester |
| Edited by | Walter Fasano |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | Ethiopia |
Blood is Not Fresh Water, also known as Il Sangue Non E Acqua Fresca, is an Ethiopian film, made in 1997 and directed by Theo Eshetu.
The film has been called Eshetu's seminal work.
In the film Eshetu traces his family to Ethiopia, where his grandfather lives and which the director uses to discuss Italian colonialism.[1]
Release
The film was originally released in 1997 and since its release, has been curated by African Film Festival, Inc., which screened it at their 2000 film festival.[2][3][4] Blood is Not Fresh Water was additionally screened at the Wolfsonian-FIU in 2007 and at the Miami Art Central in 2006.[5][6]