Tom Ingwersen is a filmmaker dedicated to sharing compelling and thought-provoking stories, regardless of whether those stories happen to take the form of narrative films or documentaries. Ingwersen has traveled the world working with German media giant Bauer Media, and his independent filmmaking work includes writing and directing credits for the short films "Vilomah" and
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The Other side, a new film from Ethiopia, released in the United States during Thanksgiving week sheds light on the crisis of abandoned children in Ethiopia.
The short film by U.S. and Ethiopian crew led by Ethiopian American producer Bemnet Yemesgen is based on a true story of a teenager named Abel who, like thousands other young people in Addis Ababa, finds himself on the brink of becoming a street peddler. Abel is required to vacate the orphanage where he grew up when he turns 18 in a few days, leaving behind his younger brother and without any social safety net to support him as he must navigate life into adulthood as a homeless person.