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Tamarat Makonnen is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 16 march 1972

Tamarat Makonnen

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Nationality USA
Birth 16 march 1972 (52 years)

Tamarat Makonnen (born March 16, 1972, San Francisco, California) is an American music video and film director. A graduate of Virginia Union University, with a degree in English Language Arts, the native New Yorker received his big break directing the music video "The Beginning of the End" for EMI recording artists Boogiemonsters. This led to Makonnen creating music videos and EPKs for an array of artists including: Ne-Yo, Luther Campbell, Lil' Kim, C-Bo, and most notably dead prez for whom he worked with several times and directed the critically acclaimed music video, "Mind Sex". Makonnen's work as been praised in publications such as the heralded hip hop magazine XXL.

In 2009 Makonnen directed the American drama film Dreams and Shadows starring James Russo and Shawn-Caulin Young.

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James Russo
James Russo
(1 films)
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Filmography of Tamarat Makonnen (1 films)

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Director

Dreams and Shadows, 1h34
Directed by Tamarat Makonnen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors James Russo
Rating63% 3.1858653.1858653.1858653.1858653.185865
Billy (Shawn-Caulin Young), a teenage outcast drifts into his own vivid imagination to escape his bleak surroundings. His father (James Russo) is a paraplegic whose own dreams of happiness have faded away in an alcoholic haze. In a twisted attempt to find his purpose in life, the teen hatches a plot to seek vengeance on the man who allegedly crippled his father many years ago. However, he soon finds that things aren't always what they seem, as his mission for revenge may ultimately become one for his very own survival.

Scriptwriter

Dreams and Shadows, 1h34
Directed by Tamarat Makonnen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors James Russo
Rating63% 3.1858653.1858653.1858653.1858653.185865
Billy (Shawn-Caulin Young), a teenage outcast drifts into his own vivid imagination to escape his bleak surroundings. His father (James Russo) is a paraplegic whose own dreams of happiness have faded away in an alcoholic haze. In a twisted attempt to find his purpose in life, the teen hatches a plot to seek vengeance on the man who allegedly crippled his father many years ago. However, he soon finds that things aren't always what they seem, as his mission for revenge may ultimately become one for his very own survival.

Producer

Dreams and Shadows, 1h34
Directed by Tamarat Makonnen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors James Russo
Roles Producer
Rating63% 3.1858653.1858653.1858653.1858653.185865
Billy (Shawn-Caulin Young), a teenage outcast drifts into his own vivid imagination to escape his bleak surroundings. His father (James Russo) is a paraplegic whose own dreams of happiness have faded away in an alcoholic haze. In a twisted attempt to find his purpose in life, the teen hatches a plot to seek vengeance on the man who allegedly crippled his father many years ago. However, he soon finds that things aren't always what they seem, as his mission for revenge may ultimately become one for his very own survival.