{"product_id":"9781908556264","title":"Lights, Camera, Jemuru: Adventures Of A Film-Maker In Ethiopia","description":"\u003cp\u003eLights, Camera Jemuru – Adventures of a Film-Maker in Ethiopia is the remarkable true-life story of a high-flying adman who swapped his expense account lifestyle in London to go and teach in a back-street community film school, Gem TV, in Addis Ababa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBob Maddams spent ten years living and working in Ethiopia and filming took him and the Gem TV film-makers all over the country, from shanty towns and famine feeding stations to rock hewn churches and the source of the Nile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach encounter eroded the Live Aid Image the author had of Ethiopia when he first arrived, to reveal a country of staggering natural beauty, Biblical history, diverse ethnic groups and a culture as rich as the people are poor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut most of all Lights, Camera, Jemuru is the uplifting story of Gem TV, the young film-makers whose films are transforming the lives of ordinary people all over Ethiopia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunny, sad, and moving, Lights, Camera, Jemuru colourfully portrays this most ancient of countries as it struggles to define its place in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd for the 400 million people all over the world who watched Live Aid and wondered whatever happened to Ethiopia – it’s a fascinating answer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apostrophe Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137374666992,"sku":"9781908556264","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908556264_p0.jpg?v=1763621483","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908556264","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}