Currently in Post-Production
Follow Hanna, an Ethiopian immigrant who lost her eighteen-year-old son, Endrias, to a tragic car accident, as she travels back to her home country to visit an orphanage and begin a work in his name,
Once in Hawassa, a small city in Southern Ethiopia, her story intersects with Lantu's. Born with severe disabilities, doctors told the the orphanage directors they were wasting their time and money on her, but they didn't listen to the doctors, and despite her disabilities, she learned to speak five languages fluently, and touched countless people's hearts and lives. After Lantu passed away, donations came pouring in, and within a year, a home for orphaned children with disabilities was opened in her name.
As the two stories come together, a message of redemption and healing unfolds. These young people's lives, which were cut so short, continue to have a lasting legacy through the lives of children who carry a loss of their own.
Follow Hanna, an Ethiopian immigrant who lost her eighteen-year-old son, Endrias, to a tragic car accident, as she travels back to her home country to visit an orphanage and begin a work in his name,
Once in Hawassa, a small city in Southern Ethiopia, her story intersects with Lantu's. Born with severe disabilities, doctors told the the orphanage directors they were wasting their time and money on her, but they didn't listen to the doctors, and despite her disabilities, she learned to speak five languages fluently, and touched countless people's hearts and lives. After Lantu passed away, donations came pouring in, and within a year, a home for orphaned children with disabilities was opened in her name.
As the two stories come together, a message of redemption and healing unfolds. These young people's lives, which were cut so short, continue to have a lasting legacy through the lives of children who carry a loss of their own.
Accompanied by an original sound track written and performed by Emmy nominated composer Amos Cochran.
This project is being made in memoriam of Endrias and Lantu.
Learn more about Lantu's Home at Ebenezer Grace.
Learn more about Lantu's Home at Ebenezer Grace.
Thank you to the following for your generous support of this film:
Amanda Anderson, Robin Anderson, Matt Anderson, Argaw and Rachel Ayele, Beloved Bakery, Debbie Beem, M.J. Benson, Dennis Bolt, Maggie Bolt, Calvary Chapel the Rock, Carpenter Studios, Catherine Cerda Flowers, Gloria and Ernie Chan, Amos Cochran, Maria Crane, Hayley Christensen, Katherine Coviello, Dianna Eazell, David Eck, Veronica Eicken, Diane Dewan, Hollie Fortkamp, Ebenezer Shepherding Ministries of Africa, Ellen Fox, Freedom Farms, Kerri and Paige Green, Gursha Catering, Elizabeth Harrington, Cynthia and Dan Hemenway, Beth Keeney, Sandi Hitte King, Kt Design, Rebecca Love, Lovin Lula with Hayley C., Nicklaus Window Cleaning, Karen McLerran, Robin Murdock, Noelle Serena Piano Studios, Kelly Pratt, Noelle Magnell, Nola and John McCarthy, Steve McKenzie, Christopher Mortensen, Montecito Heights Health Club, Leslie Moore, Noli Noli, Kim Cole Oandason, Dayle Owens, Cindy Pedrazzini, Wendy Filben Photography, Francine Rivers, Sebastopol Hardware, Silk Moon Sebastopol, Sonoma Canopy Tours, Sonoma Scone Company, Emylie Springle, John Stringer, Beth Thompson, Kathryn Thompson, Loreen Whirley, Judy Vawter, Jennifer Viale, Katie Wilson, Tigist Woodajo, and Megan Wood.
Carpenter Studios generously provided sound design and foley for this project.
Amanda Anderson, Robin Anderson, Matt Anderson, Argaw and Rachel Ayele, Beloved Bakery, Debbie Beem, M.J. Benson, Dennis Bolt, Maggie Bolt, Calvary Chapel the Rock, Carpenter Studios, Catherine Cerda Flowers, Gloria and Ernie Chan, Amos Cochran, Maria Crane, Hayley Christensen, Katherine Coviello, Dianna Eazell, David Eck, Veronica Eicken, Diane Dewan, Hollie Fortkamp, Ebenezer Shepherding Ministries of Africa, Ellen Fox, Freedom Farms, Kerri and Paige Green, Gursha Catering, Elizabeth Harrington, Cynthia and Dan Hemenway, Beth Keeney, Sandi Hitte King, Kt Design, Rebecca Love, Lovin Lula with Hayley C., Nicklaus Window Cleaning, Karen McLerran, Robin Murdock, Noelle Serena Piano Studios, Kelly Pratt, Noelle Magnell, Nola and John McCarthy, Steve McKenzie, Christopher Mortensen, Montecito Heights Health Club, Leslie Moore, Noli Noli, Kim Cole Oandason, Dayle Owens, Cindy Pedrazzini, Wendy Filben Photography, Francine Rivers, Sebastopol Hardware, Silk Moon Sebastopol, Sonoma Canopy Tours, Sonoma Scone Company, Emylie Springle, John Stringer, Beth Thompson, Kathryn Thompson, Loreen Whirley, Judy Vawter, Jennifer Viale, Katie Wilson, Tigist Woodajo, and Megan Wood.
Carpenter Studios generously provided sound design and foley for this project.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this film! We were able to complete production of The Way to Hawassa and are now in the final stages of post-production. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help finish this film.