Tesfa

About this Short Film

Tesfa by Dereje Zerihun (Ethiopia, 2022) is a short film that explores perception, inclusion and recovery in the lives of young adults with congenital, intellectual and sensory disabilities. Presented in the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival, it offers a thoughtful look at how skills, viewpoint and group connections shape everyday experience. The film invites audiences to reconsider assumptions about ability and to appreciate diverse ways of seeing and being. Subtle and humane, Tesfa adds an important voice to our programme, prompting conversation about access, support and the resilience found in community.