Sinkuf to hit screens in Addis
 By
Tibebeselassie Tigabu
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia- a suspense action film
entitled sinkuf is scheduled to be released this week in capital
Addis Ababa.
Michael Bogale, 21, the director of the film states that the film
tries to cover all aspects of the human condition in regards to
fear, love and other emotions without sensationalizing the plot.
The plot revolves around a character called Betty who falls in
love with the character of Yonas whose relationship mushrooms
initially but things hit a snag when Yonas starts to fell doubts
in regards to his relationship with Betty. The plot then takes
yet another twist when yonas is killed and the attempts made by
yet another determined character towards achieving what he/she
has set out to do.
The film starts a flashback at Yonas’ funeral where the
different characters reflect on the influence that Yonas has had
over their lives giving the viewer a bird’s eye view on
the character of Yonas. Michael the director states that the movie
has a few surprises and twists awaiting the viewer and promises
that viewers will be at the edge of their seats trying to decipher
the numerous twists and turns of the film.
“All the things you predict in the movie turns upside down,
new things happen so it is unpredictable it catches your mind
asking what is going to happen next?” , explains Michael.
“Even if it is my first featured film, I have background
on doing music clips for different artists like the cd that was
produced and released by Nahom records in which so many artists
participated like jossi [in the house], Ahmed [dimbi], Getu [omahire]
and for Sydney Solmon [shashemene on my mind] and documentary
films for ETV so it was not that difficult to do this movie”,
states Michael on how he came to direct the movie.
“What makes this film different from other films is, its
editing quality. Instead of using camera filters we used filters
in post production and the technique of the story how it is presented
is different starts in the middle and you see different version
of the story in the flash back”.
This film cost 400,000 birr and is produced by Roger Apple B.,
an American investor who invests in flower production and hotels.
“What was difficult in making this film was that, people
don’t take me seriously because of my age, so when we go
to places to ask them to shoot my movie, they were not that willing.
And the clips that I did were not promoted and sold in this country,
so it was a problem even if I try to tell them I did this, I did
that. people are not aware of my work”, says Michael. This
film is scheduled to be screened within three weeks at Alem cinema.
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March 28, 2008
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