SOSENA    SOLOMON

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MERKATO Journeys through the largest open air market in Africa, documenting the daily lives of four merchants and their interconnected relationship with the market. Amidst the hustle and bustle of this magical place, the visually gripping, poetically-felt portraits ill...

Interview By Lissa Alicia

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When I stepped into the loft apartment, that is located on the edge of Center City, I imme...

Merkato is a colorful vibrant film/installation work that solidified my point of view as an

artist, cultural worker and documentarian. The film journeys through the largest Open-

Air market in Africa, exploring five delicate human stories faced with eviction at the helm

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Mizan, documents a young singer/songwriter's fragile process of breaking into the music industry.

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Breaking the Cycle is the title of the short films that I created about a group of kids from the Bronx who go to Malawi, Africa to help build a school with the local community. Given my connection to Africa and...

LOST IN A DREAM is a deeply personal, poetic tribute to my twin sister who passed away prematurely, and in a larger sense speaks to the mending of separations. The film conveys a cathartic experience of my process of reflection in confronting my fears and shifting the...

MING is a short film about a Chinese immigrant paper cutter living in New York and

trying to make a living from his art. This was my first project in graduate school that

defined my visual esthetic and voice as a filmmaker. I connected deeply with this project

because it...