Awra Amba - Utopia in Ethiopia (2010)

[@yodaydyxz1752]

Ethiopian parents are alway encouraging toward education. Even if she never been to school. I love the way they live their life simply and stress and pollution free. They don't forget to discipline their children too.and the respect toward each other is amazing.

[@writethisdownfilms]

Thank you all for your comments so far. To respond to roygift I spent some time living with the Awra Amba community before I started filming there and built relationships of trust with them. I did not pay them a fee but we contributed to the community in other ways, such as bringing books from Europe and buying them mosquito nets etc. We filmed mainly in an observational manner and did not ask people to act or do certain things for us (apart from the interviews). Paulina

[@SirCraigie]

One of the most underrated countries in the world, people should advertise this country more often.

[@mekaziona]

Thank so much for posting this. God is everywhere indeed.

[@espritlumineux9500]

A REVELATION ! inspired me so much at a time I was down... Thank you so much, o Beautiful People !

[@asanokayo7632]

wow..This video inspired me to think about what kind of society is good for my hometown, Okinawa and Okinawan people. I would like to see the equal and peaceful life for our future children. Thank you for sharing this video, Paulina:) I would love to visit Awra Amba community one day:)

[@Black-lioness]

what a wise man.......i have been privilege to travel down to Ethiopia and i have come across this role of domination. but they do suffer extremely but their hearts are so welcoming and loving.

[@yodaydyxz1752]

I just love the way our people respect each other. He said we respect the women's idea as much as the men. But when they become Muslims or strict Christians, they put the women behind. Teaching them the religion sometimes is not helping them mentally at all. It's better if they stay like this. She speaks like an educated woman not somebody from a small village in Ethiopia.

[@Naallaa]

the women are not forced to wear hijab its just cultural thing for the women to dress modestly.

[@writethisdownfilms]

Well spotted. Some of the women in Awra Amba wear a headscarf from time to time, but this is not for religious reasons. Just to clarify the religion issue, the people of Awra Amba DO believe in God, but they do not practice a religion. They believe that we are all brothers and sisters and that we should help one another in life.

[@adwaye]

I'm from Ethiopia and its refreshing to see a "somewhat positive" view of the country. These people have honor but other then their secular ways I dont see much difference with their rugged and rural existence. I'm from the city and middle class but am glad my parents chose to come to the USA. I m not so sure life for the average American is worth it let alone Ethiopian. Life is a battle and the war seems infinite. Life? hhhmmmmm....... What god would think of it in this world. Keep grinding,

[@LynSmithmusic]

Hello Paulina. I enjoyed watching this moving and fascinating film. It touched me on many levels and I'm sure will stay with me for many years. Truly inspiring work. Congratulations and sincere thanks.

[@ggirum]

Paulina, thanks for sharing this amazing story. It will be interesting, if you revisit the community in the near future and make a follow-up on how they are doing.

[@SharonPresleyWriter]

Thank you for a glimpse into an extraordinary community. We can hope that it will serve as a role model for more Ethiopian communities--where equal respect for both women and men is the guiding principle and children are encouraged to learn.

[@y0urcheapthrill]

thank you for upload!

[@kkvijay123]

Very nice!!! both community and video. Much more to learn from Awra Amba.

[@QueenMarlo]

I would love to visit

[@Lima547]

Excellent! Thanks for posting.....

[@writethisdownfilms]

Hi, We have actually re-visited Awra Amba several times since the making of this film. We hope to launch an exciting Interactive Documentary about the village next year. Please sign up on the Awra Amba website, so we can inform you when it is online so you can watch (it will be free) Serdar (Paulina's co-director) :-)

[@GIZE-PLC]

AWRA AMBA A PLACE YOU CAN SEE Equality between men and women IN ETHIOPIA.

[@neptuniumforest]

Very nice and pleasant film

[@zombiekid16]

Is there any chance of living here as a outsider?

[@lakewtarekegn]

nice

[@swecalf]

Le hagerachin araya yemihon mahabereseb.

[@RohithBasu]

awesome vid btw !!

[@roygift]

I have always wondered if these people are easy to work with and willing to comply with your requests... in order to record such a great film you had to ask them to work with you, to act, to do certain things. Was that easy? Did you have to pay them?

[@illywacker1]

I just read about this community in a German magazine "Der Spiegel"

[@writethisdownfilms]

actually I think it's the person who made the comment that removed it...

[@TheVideoEdition118]

Help this people.. :-/

[@Fasil777]

Why does the leader wear that funny green hat

[@illywacker1]

I just about this community in a German magazine "Der Spiegel"

[@y0urcheapthrill]

they probably wear it to keep dust and other unpleasant stuff they dont want in their hair or face

[@RohithBasu]

if they are equal and utopic curious as to why the women need to wear the hijab ? (unless they want to of their own which is is totally cool)

[@cutthroooat]

@2ashi What afterlife? There is no reason to believe in such a thing. I mean sure, you're free to believe in whatever you like, but stop pretending that you KNOW there is an afterlife. Because you DON'T. You should strive to make the best of this life -- your only life. You think they'd all be better off if they lived in any of the other surrounding villages, prayed several times a day, got 8 children each, and never learned how to read/write? What is it that bothers you about this community?

[@sambac2053]

not hijab

[@illywacker1]

He should take that bright green hat off - it makes a good target.