COMPOUND PRODUCTIONS
Documentary
The Medallion
Director: Ruth Hunduma
Producer(s): Lily Usher, Tolu Stedford
DOP: Henry Gill
Editor: Marnie Hollande
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​A single piece of jewellery holds the story of generations. Ruth was barely a teenager when her mother passed down her Medallion, etched with the golden portrait of Nefertiti. Together, they go back to Ethiopia and explore her mother’s story as a survivor of the Red Terror genocide. Amidst a new civil war, the two revisit a country bursting with history and culture.
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The Medallion won Best Documentary Short at San Francisco International Film Festival (2024), Best International Film by the Student Jury at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (2024) and Best Documentary Short at UK Film Festival (2024). The documentary has been acquired by The New Yorker and premiered on the 23rd October 2024. The film has shown in film festivals around the world including: DOC NYC (2023), True/False Film Fest (2024), Glasgow Short Film Festival (2024), Movies That Matter (2024), Hot Docs (2024), MIFF (2024) and AFI Fest (2024).​
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Press:
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Telling the Story of Ethiopia's Red Terror Through A Family Artefact (Published on The New Yorker)
SSFILM Announces Golden Gate Winners at the 67th San Francisco International Film Festival
IDA Documentary Awards 2024: Shortlist Revealed
Cinema Eye Honours Longlist Revealed
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Trailer
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