Description

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Robert David quit a career in the high-flying world of advertising in London to go and teach in a back-street, community film school in Addis Ababa. Lights, Camera, Jemuru is the remarkable story of the young Ethiopian film-makers of Gem TV, and how their films are transforming lives all over Ethiopia. It's also a vibrant portrait of Ethiopia; a land of biblical history, diverse ethnic peoples, staggering natural beauty and deep-rooted culture. Sometimes sad, often funny and always moving, Lights, Camera, Jemuru banishes the heart of darkness image of Africa and shows what young people all over the developing world can achieve if given the chance. And for the millions of people all over the world who watched Live Aid and wandered whatever happened to Ethiopia, it's a fascinating answer.

About the Author

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Robert David is a travel writer and film-maker. He has written travel features for UK newspapers including The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Telegraph as well as Wanderlust and other travel magazines. He has made TV documentaries for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, National Geographic TV and other broadcasters. Bob spent many years living and working in Addis Ababa at Ethiopia's first community film school. This formed the background to his book Lights, Camera Jemuru. He is also the author of Doing It For George, which tells of a round the world trip of a lifetime that also takes the reader to the heart of the movie, It's A Wonderful Life. Bob lives in Brighton in the UK and continues to work in Ethiopia and write travel articles for UK newspapers.