Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion: 'A Spear Through the Heart'

This event will feature a screening of the 2022 documentary “A Spear Through the Heart," which explores the life, legacy and impact of the legendary singer, songwriter, and activist, Hachalu Hundessa, who was assassinated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 29th, 2020. Hachalu was a hugely popular Oromo-Ethiopian musician widely viewed by the Oromo people as a symbol of unity and resistance. 

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring  Fantu Demisse (Hundessa’s widow and chairwomen of the board of Hachalu Hundessa Foundation, Awol Allo (visiting fellow at UCHV and executive producer of the documentary), and Bruno Sorrentino (the documentary’s director and editor).

Watch a trailer of the documentary.