Ethiopia Free Speech - Production/Post-Production

We produce motion pictures that explore the human relationship to the ocean and the outdoors.  Our post-production staff of 16 builds on an active network of outdoor field production personnel in 55 countries worldwide.  We have been ranked among the Global Top 100 Production Companies by Realscreen and nominated for Emmy awards for Outstanding Director and Outstanding Science and Technology Program.  

We are constantly driven to visually re-articulate experience through story, and to adopt new formats and tools as they appear.  In 2003, we created and developed “Experiential” or "Slow TV," born from our Sunrise Earth series (Discovery Communications). In 2007, we co-founded BlueMarvel, a distributor of Slow TV programming. Beginning in 2011, we've developed video installations for gallery exhibition and museums (Auschwitz Memorial Museum in Poland).  In 2015, we produced our first Ultra High Definition 4K on-demand video-streaming series, titled Big Picture Earth (CuriosityStream). We have worked with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) in filming UHD 4K aerial footage worldwide, and were among the first production companies to apply for -and receive- FAA exemption for commercial operations.  In 2016, we developed 360VR capacity, with productions in Europe and the South Pacific.  Our global workflow was developed between 2012 and 2017. During this period, on behalf of clients seeking web videos 3 to 10 minutes in length, we produced or licensed over 2,000 programs, at an average rate of 1.6 productions per day.  We've caught our breath a bit since then. Our newest launch is Expanding the Trust, an initiative to support America's land trust movement, working closely with individual trusts across the country to build storytelling tools and capacity.

In February of 2014, Compass Light Founder and Director David Conover launched the Conservation Media Group, a non-profit initiative working to support filmmakers, activists, and organizations who are providing sanctuary for marine life, reducing ocean plastic at source, and transitioning societies to a low-carbon and just economy. 

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Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 236.6 million people. VOA produces content for digital, television, and radio platforms. It is easily accessed via your mobile phone and on social media. It is also distributed by satellite, cable, FM and MW, and is carried on a network of more than 2500 affiliate stations.

Since its creation in 1942, Voice of America has been committed to providing comprehensive coverage of the news and telling audiences the truth. Through World War II, the Cold War, the fight against global terrorism, and the struggle for freedom around the globe today, VOA exemplifies the principles of a free press.

VOA is part of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the government agency that oversees all non-military, U.S. international broadcasting. It is funded by the U.S. Congress.

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Stabilizer

A short documentary commissioned by a US company that focuses on a young and radical artist named Gouled Ahmed.

Adey Abeba

A 4 part documentary series for Al Jazeera.

My Ethiopia

A short documentary series that focuses on emerging artists of all disciplines made for the biggest TV station in Ethiopia, Kana TV.

Masters at Work

An observational documentary about residents of Katanga, Addis Ababa.

Katanga Nation

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Beza L.

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Beza Hailu Lemma is an Ethiopian filmmaker, fixer, and field producer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He has written, directed, and independently produced factual tv content and several short films, including Ballad of the Spirits (2017) and Adeby Abeba (2019). He has also worked on countless foreign productions as a fixer and field producer, most prominently on the Al Jazeera documentary series "My Ethiopia" (2019). Beza was an artist in residence at the Africa Center in Australia (2017) and the Realness Screen
Writing Residency (2019) in South Africa. He has
also participated in Berlinale Talents, IEFTA Addis
to Cannes Program, TIFF Filmmakers Lab, and
Produire au Sud. 


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