Directing
Agazi Desta
Place of birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Agazi Desta is a first generation Ethiopian-American filmmaker and writer from the city of Boston. Coming from a humble background, he has a deeply innate interest in drawing vision from the communities that surround him. As a published author and award winning director (The Bread Winner, 2017) , he derives his passion in filmmaking from a literary discipline, gaining inspiration in the genres of drama, fantasy, and mystery. He started his filmmaking career by creating short documentaries with his peers, which ranged from displaying the unseen effects that incarceration has on Los Angeles families to identifying the issues of race and ethnicity across a spectrum of students. Since graduatin…
Known for
A black, deaf teen wants “Waves” for prom night, but his haircut falls into the hands of an inattentive, rookie barber.
Waves
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NRAn idle, Arab American stoner discovers a portal to the war memories of his mother's past while doing the laundry chore.
Clothesline
2021
5.0In 1936 Harlem, the first all-Black cast to perform Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', directed by a young and arrogant Orson Welles, battles to make it to opening night.
Voodoo Macbeth
2021
NRA Black, deaf teen (Omete Anassi) wants “Waves” for prom night, but his haircut falls into the hands of an inattentive, rookie barber (Jason Dalhouse).
Waves
2021
Behind the camera
A black, deaf teen wants “Waves” for prom night, but his haircut falls into the hands of an inattentive, rookie barber.
Waves
—
A black, deaf teen wants “Waves” for prom night, but his haircut falls into the hands of an inattentive, rookie barber.
Waves
—
NRAn idle, Arab American stoner discovers a portal to the war memories of his mother's past while doing the laundry chore.
Clothesline
2021
NRAn idle, Arab American stoner discovers a portal to the war memories of his mother's past while doing the laundry chore.
Clothesline
2021
5.0In 1936 Harlem, the first all-Black cast to perform Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', directed by a young and arrogant Orson Welles, battles to make it to opening night.
Voodoo Macbeth
2021
5.0In 1936 Harlem, the first all-Black cast to perform Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', directed by a young and arrogant Orson Welles, battles to make it to opening night.
Voodoo Macbeth
2021
NRA Black, deaf teen (Omete Anassi) wants “Waves” for prom night, but his haircut falls into the hands of an inattentive, rookie barber (Jason Dalhouse).
Waves
2021