Documentary Film

InformAfrica – A Thousand Suns documentary film tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley and the unique worldview held by the people of the region. This African media is quite interesting and informative.

According to Wikipedia, Gamo is the name of the Ethiopian ethnic group who speak the Gamo language. The name “Gamo” means a lion, which refers to their legacy; along with the Goffa, they gave their names to the former Gamo-Gofa province of Ethiopia. (Photo: Snapshot from A Thousand Suns)

This isolated area has remained remarkably intact both biologically and culturally. It is one of the most densely populated rural regions of Africa yet its people have been farming sustainably for 10,000 years.

Shot in Ethiopia, New York and Kenya, the film explores the modern world’s untenable sense of separation from and superiority over nature and how the interconnected worldview of the Gamo people is fundamental in achieving long-term sustainability, both in the region and beyond.

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As mentioned in the beginning of this post, A Thousand Suns documentary film tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley and the unique worldview held by the people of the region. This African media is quite interesting and informative.

Credit: GlobalOneness Project