About this Short Film
Single Mom, by Ethiopian filmmaker Kaleb Tefera (2024), offers a quiet, attentive look at family life where disability is present. Screening at the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival, the short explores interactions between adults, children and teenagers in school and community settings. It draws attention to medical and physical disability through everyday moments rather than dramatic statements. The film asks viewers to observe routines, care and the small gestures that shape daily living. Warm and unassuming, Single Mom sits well within the festival’s celebration of ability, resilience and inclusion across diverse lives.
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Kaleb Tefera is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Kaleb Tefera.