Andy Siege (born Andreas Madjid Siege, 1985, in Nairobi, Kenya) is an
award winning director. His debut feature film Beti and Amare (2014),
which he directed, wrote, cinematographed, edited and acted in, was
made with a 14,000 euro budget. So far, it has been nominated for the
Golden St. George Award at the 36th Moscow International Film Festival
and has been featured in the Official Selection of prestigious film
festivals around the world, including the BFI London Film Festival,
Durban International Film Festival, and the Montreal World Film
Festival. It has won the River Admiration Award at the Silent River
Film Festival and was nominated for the hessian film prize. It has
gone on to a theatrical release in south africa and germany.Beti and
Amare is a historical science-fiction film set in 1936 Ethiopia. Beti,
a young Ethiopian girl has escaped Mussolini's troops and found refuge
in the peaceful south of Ethiopia. As the Italians march ever closer
Beti, has to battle hunger, thirst, and the unwelcome sexual advances
of the local militia. When the situation threatens to escalate towards
the unthinkable, a spaceship cracks through the clouds... its cargo...
love. This micro-budget gem is filled with many powerful moments made
up of stunning, intense and thought provoking imagery, a unique but
professional score and sound-design, masterful acting, and a hugely
impressive directorial debut by Andy Siege.Beti and Amare shown at
International Film Festivals
award winning director. His debut feature film Beti and Amare (2014),
which he directed, wrote, cinematographed, edited and acted in, was
made with a 14,000 euro budget. So far, it has been nominated for the
Golden St. George Award at the 36th Moscow International Film Festival
and has been featured in the Official Selection of prestigious film
festivals around the world, including the BFI London Film Festival,
Durban International Film Festival, and the Montreal World Film
Festival. It has won the River Admiration Award at the Silent River
Film Festival and was nominated for the hessian film prize. It has
gone on to a theatrical release in south africa and germany.Beti and
Amare is a historical science-fiction film set in 1936 Ethiopia. Beti,
a young Ethiopian girl has escaped Mussolini's troops and found refuge
in the peaceful south of Ethiopia. As the Italians march ever closer
Beti, has to battle hunger, thirst, and the unwelcome sexual advances
of the local militia. When the situation threatens to escalate towards
the unthinkable, a spaceship cracks through the clouds... its cargo...
love. This micro-budget gem is filled with many powerful moments made
up of stunning, intense and thought provoking imagery, a unique but
professional score and sound-design, masterful acting, and a hugely
impressive directorial debut by Andy Siege.Beti and Amare shown at
International Film Festivals
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