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I think this generation is the most confused one! I do not see one thing in this video that reminds me my beautiful & well-mannered Ethiopians (both men & women). Mr. Solomon has no any idea about the Ethiopians! I, for one, cannot relate to this movie.

In fact, I felt like watching another ghetto movies that usually depicts black people with WRONG stereotypes (i.e. shallow). In fact, I can see many things that remind me about Ethiopians or Ethiopian family from watching "My Big Greek Fat Wedding" movie.

Mr. Solomon, your intention is good but your depiction of Ethiopians is STUPID, WRONG & BOARING!

I will not watch this movie if it is shown for free!

NAZRET, CAN YOU PLEASE IGNORE THE MUSCIANS, ACTORS AND MODELS AND POST ANY THING THAT HAS TO DO MORE WITH DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION?

Good job, Yoni Solomon.
In my opinion this line of writing and directing is much superior than what you were involved before. I had seen a video where you act as a ladies man and also had directed that dealt with a 'gangster life', I suppose.

I wish you good luck

A weyanees new oxfam crack- heads generation with American to be contaminated brain.

Please keep your dirty culture in amerinca getto and do not come to Ethiopia to spoil the vergin pure Ethiopia culture.

I am indeed ETHIOPIA! and Ethiopia is in ME!

yonie selomon welldone brother, we need more and more posetive minded youngsters like yonie.

The diaspora needs to play such a posetive role, we need to take distance from the toxic diaspora and work hard to improve posetive image of our motherland Ethiopia.

Once again thanks yonie, keep up the good work, I hope the toxic diaspora elders like prof Almariam will take a lesson from young generation of Ethiopians.

Welldone

I look forward to watch this movie to which I'm feeling like a big jump to the movie industry by Ethiopians and also to showcase the other face of Ethiopia,just sensing from the trailer. I'm confident that it will meet our expectations.

This guy sucks , so grab a man straw . Yoni You are a disgrace to Ethiopia , no Ethiopian I know lives the life you portray in america, u are a self loving ideologically brain f***d whose only knowledge of my glories Ethiopia is corporate u know who written , I don't hate u because hate means fear and I don't fear you ( u r just the male version of Lola luv aka angel melaku ) , you see u don't get it . We don't do what they do . Only the confused and self hatting does . U guys are a traders the type of people that would make it impossible for ethiopia to fully control its people its your type who thought that they were modern and were instigated by the same people whose life style u trying to claim to distroy what took us 5000 years to built you white cum sucking twit (your shows are produced by the same propaganda machine that would not give a hoot about the existence of Ethiopia that's why you in the media or shows or movie have to identify strongly with african american coulture i bet they reject any idea u bring to the table just because it dont fit the concept of you and your race or nationality in to theres , u are part of a propaganda machine and ethiopia should not and will not be sensetive to this . )We have our own in every aspect possible . We don't adopt to there ways or loose to them no we grow our own to perfection and push it down there nose , but no what are you doing ? U r taking there's as if there coulture is better than my beloved people and pushing it down our nose , you are embaressed by us or ashamed i cant help reading that i love my country am a die hard nationlist thats why this is not my thing or for my people you see it's not hate u just got it all wrong I bet in Ethiopia they will feel the same way ethiopians don't like show offs and pretenders and specially when the individual with an oppurtunity such as yours , you know why because they know there position and situation and what they would do but this guy is far from the position and a situation "Ethiopian men are jeouluse and insecure" no no even more am jeoulous because of what they took from me u fucking fuck once upon a time in his father generation it was a perivelage to be born Ethiopian and I am insecure because I am the poterchild of poverty ( starvin Marvin )so there u are of what u are made of and Ethiopia is made of ethiopia OUR OWN

well done youngs!!!!!!
I am proud of you!!!!

This is a trash ! Ethiopians are romantic like in Classical Greece. We do not speak about sex with our women the way others do like in this film. The film is a disgrace and does not represent ethiopian love. Ethiopians are romantic, emotional bit silent. They do not brag about sex. A very bad film and very badly done. I was depressed after watching that bit. I a m told to accept what I am not. Ethiopians are decent people and we oppose such smear campains about that great people. Every body these days is trading with ethiopians. The Jamaicans think they better know about Ethiopia than ethiopians. N body in Ethiopia has rasta cups. These rasta style hairwhich we see today are very disgusting because it gives the picture ethiopians are ukempt and disorderely. The Rasta hair style were important during the war against Italy (1936 - 1941). The patriots kept their hair long and unkempt because they did not have the facilities to cut their hair or the circumstances dictate on them to follow the Rasta style. I like when African-americans and all blacks in the Diaspora do identify themselves with Ethiopian Heritage, which is also their legacy. But these should reflect the contemprory ethiopian culture.

Enabled by Parking Lot Money stolen from Seattle Space needle does not mean you are an expert in Ethiopia, you woyane beggar. HIs father is an egoestic parking lot thief, and his mother we all know she is a woyane whore, that looks like a man instead of a woman.

Cheers

I didn't get it. It shows all borrowed culture. those people whom they think they are civilized but still living in a dark with borrowed culture. Basically there so many Ethiopians who are very intellectual and living in a desent life keeping their inherited culture but not like these one. Even theese people never used those crap words.

Yoni bro!!
Great movie, keepup the good work...

I cannot relate to this. I'm not habesha. I'm proud of my ethnicity and will not be stereotyped along with these beings. Disgusting.

In “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” the film was everything about Greece and Greeks, their merits and their weaknesses. It was funny and cleverly acted in order to convey the right message in the right way.

Concerning “Ethiopian love”, the only thing Ethiopian is the name and nothing else, at least from the few minutes of the film we could see. It is essentially an Afro-American film with an Ethiopian title and Ethiopian faces. If the whole film continues in the same manner, my advice is that they should work next time for a real Ethiopian film, if the film is going to have anything to do with Ethiopia.

Study the subject and your audiences first and act accordingly, unless you are interested only in the new generation who knows nothing about Ethiopia. Those of you who do not know Ethiopia, learn about the country and the people, and those of you who have dumped you Ethiopian identity on the same day you set foot in America, try to recover from your delusion. You are born Ethiopian and you will remain Ethiopian, whatever you do otherwise. It is in your genes and not in your surroundings. Try to be a real Ethio-Americans, with a very big dose of Ethiopia, and not Afro-American, because Ethiopian is and will always remain your identity. Be what you are (Ethiopians) and avoid imitating other cultures.

Anyway, I congratulate the team for their endeavor, and I wish the group real success in their future ventures.

the actors are from Eritrea ..why ? cant u get one from ethiopia

Tom and C'est moi senait, I wonder why you keep on critisising those who work hard to improve the movie industry in Ethiopia. Yonie and his friends have produced such a fantastic movie, its time to support posetive minded ethiopians, Yonie and all those who participated in the movie are role models for those who want to pursue the acting career.

Tom and C'est moi, please leave your grabage ideas in your ghetto, try to work hard and do some thing for Ethiopia. Ethiopia needs men and women who can walk the walk, yonie is exemplary, a young man capable of walking the walk. I am sure he wont be discouraged by loosers like Tom and C'est moi senait who enjoy dragging people down to their ghetto. They always enjoy insulting every ethiopian who works to improve the image of Ethiopia. TOM and senait always support those toxic ethiopians who tell us to stop investing , those who tell us to boycott ethiopian airlines, those who tell us to stop buying bonds for the millenium dam.

These two idiots should be told off to stop vomitting out in the open, they need to clean the mess in their brain.

welldone yonie, I look forward to watch the whole movie.

Yoni that is wonderful keep on i am proud of you toms jealesy is normal for diaspora ethios its nothing to do with his politics.

Is it me or most of the dialogue sounds ghetto.
I have not seen any lions? Come on, that is such a cliche.

Watching the trailer, I see no reason for some of you to be so upset, unless you are someone who just arrived in the USA and so in culture shock. I find it realistic and representative of most of the young people of Ethiopian descent I know.


Yonie, very good job! Keep it up man!

Yonie forget these Anseba Fools and desperate neftegnas, they will attack anyone who doesn't belong to them!

just keep doing the great work while the internet warriors cry.

Both, the anseba fools and the neftegna are on their KNEES!!! They have been on their knees for the last 20 years and whats worse, they have No hope, in future either.

I wish our boy a luck and prosperity. I hope he will grow as an artist and manage to depict the Ethio-American life on cinema. Having said that, let me take this opportunity to introduce for you guys the one and only Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd. This Ethiopian kid is blessed with so much musical talent that he didn't even need the help of the industry leaders to rise himself to fame. He is going to be big and every one of us should support him starting from watching his free vids on youtube. Rest assured that once you start listening, you will be hooked and wont stop. You can download his songs for free on his website http://the-weeknd.com

Well done Yonie. It is good to see from perspective of first generation of Ethiopians. It is the first of if its kind. Some people are very critical. First see the whole movie before you judge. Give him a break. Open your mind. I cant wait to see the movie when it is out.

Dear Yonie Solomon

I always have a huge interest to venture in the show business, especially in a Hollywood and BET (Black Entertainment Television). Currently I am living in California, Beverly Hills. So if you are hiring actress or models, please contact me through nazret.com. I am looking forward hearing from you.

Many thanks
Bezawit Endreyas

@ Tom

you love your Ethiopian heritage so much that you call yourself Tom!??? props up to you brother!
as far as I am concerned,YOni..does what he does.he protrays the Ethiopia he knows, himself and his generations of Ethiopians who are born outside Ethiopia and there is nothing wrong with that. We can't all be the samme. after all there are close to 90 million of us. we differ in culture, languge, values and even physical appearances. hence, it is practical our portrayal of ourself could also be different.

This is for-> [True Ethiopian]

first of all you should be ashamed of yourself for reflecting your negativity on yonie's work regardless, cause what have you done in you life so great like this? any thing>?| I think he did a great job and doesn't matter if people like it or not cause he is trying to follow his passion and spread a message.
SO DONT HATE PARTICIPATE!!!!!

bemar yetelewese adegegna merz !!!!

This film seems to be Weyane-funded to trash Ethiopian name. There is a systematic campaign going on right now against Ethiopia by TPLF, Shaebia, Some other liberation Fronts, outsiders etc..

All I say to them is self-hating Ethiopians.

: Agamino

You are someone who cannot relate to the new generation with all those hateful comments. It is so sad to see people like you here. You think one ethnic group looking down on the other is the right thing to do huh?

What your narrow mindedness fail to realize is that, Yoni is trying to move away from your way of thinking. That's why he cast Eritrian in the movie and why you hear those jokes. Yoni is a proud Ethiopian that's all there's to it.

Tom, hagos

I don't understand what you people are so upset about? As the article states the movie is about a 23 years old first generation Ethiopian American. Its about his tribes and tribulations in life. Unless you were born here or came to this country at a young age
Of course you cannot relate yourself with the story line. However, you are entitled to your opinion but I suggest you give this guy a chance. I still remember the poem he performed about ETHIOPIA at the Ethiopan soccer tournament in Seattle In 2005 I believe. The dude is real. The whole stadium was filled with loud scream when he did his thing.

You people are so busy trying to depict a perfect image of ethiopia and Ethiopians, but we are far from perfect. We are faced with problems other races are affected by and as long as we ignore those we will never move forward.

You old folks need to realize that the divorce rate among habeshan couple in America has skyrocketed.( Those are not the couple that came to America as an adult) How about that ?? Huh.

I'm sure you wife bitters don't want me to get started on the domestic violence and how many of you have been charged. Thanks to public records!!! Ethiopians are loving, romantic, and bla bla bla.....pls, give it up for once and try to fix what's broken. Get out of the state of denial please!

That was better to say in nowday Ethiopia.Tigria anti Amara,Tigria against Afar,Tigria hate Oromo,Tigria kill Ogaden,Tigria are all above and Tigria is YiKdem.
This is a realty in Ethiopia.
He had 1 birr in Dergue area and he have now 1 billlion birrrrr.His name is Ato Mekesha Alemu.
Love without monay and monay without Ethiopia.
Vidioclip,Movie and film.This is all a drama.We need the real Ethiopia/ns
Tewelde

The young people back home have already enough bad influence from all media sources, they don't need another nonsense. Keep it where it belongs.

Well, we can not denie that Ethiopian diaspora is growing in fast past in west. Those of you who are criticizing this movie I can relate why. Because it is simply you are a first generation here in the west, you still have the identity crisis. Those actor are no longer have an obligation to be what you want them, they adopt the culture, and the live style the grew. In fact I give them a thumps up for these a good quality movie. This is a first step hopefully, we can learn from the past and improve the quality of the movie industry of Ethiopia.

God bless !!

Taking such initiative in ways one knows is a major step. A partial reflection of children of immigrants, the way they or their friends see it. Even in this small clip, the message is reasonably positive. Let critics of all kinds say everything possible because true artists pay attention for future improvisation based on criticism as well.

One of the actresses is familiar from the Ethiopian drama made n Addis, GEMENA ( I watched on line here in States). Are they promoting current Ethiopia as well intentionaly or otherwise? Well, show it like it is; atleast a part of it does look like a continuation of the old Addis of post 2nd World War modernized verision with some add-on and touch up.

The die hard politicians, humanitarians/journalists/historians show us the degraded % of population, the true struggle of the masses as is currently. What matters is the true conviction that is generated from a genuine feeling, dedication, participation and consistency. As the mentioned people, might change our world so will such form of art. If we go crazy for Teddy Afro with all his well rooted Amharic lyrics and talent, why not give such form a chance as well?

If Ethiopia was the poster face of skeletons of bodies in famine, flies, death, and endless murder ( as provisional socialist)--a great scene for the anti- communist Western society/media in the 80s, such a commercialied message could be the new pulse for the generation born out side. Then, be it.

Suggestion: All modern Ethiopian films in English need sub-titles in Amharic and if possible including other etnic languages as well.

It is a new generation. Call it generation whatever. Actually, why don't we try to coin an Amharic word for this generation. Who are they?

Nothing good comes from crack- heads Abeshas in America specially the new weyaneens generation who grow up with divorced and welfair recipan parents. These kuutarrams are a bad example of how they grow up in america without discipline ,respect and no culture.

I say, take them to Mekele cental sq. And let them clean the streets with temp 45c. Or force them to clean a mercato puplic toilet for a few weeks with a bread and infected water to drinck. This will teach them a good lesson for these Loosers...

@afarman and people chill
I never said don't invest in Ethiopia or what ever. and keep what in the ghettos? its yonie who is bringing the ghetto to us ( i dont get the Ethiopian fascination with African American primitive i cant lift myself off of welfare and baby mama drama ghetto coulture ? oh wait u look cool ha. Any man who cant take pride in his identity is not smart but backward. but even when it comes to investing afarman , people chill and most modernist Ethiopians are so dumb I can not trust u with privatization of any sector of Ethiopia only the dumb and greasy would want to privatize and control the mean of production , we don't sell weapon , tech items , cloth,shoes, chairs, tables nothing of philosophical results or production we import cups for cristsakes and the best idea this so Called progressive , modernist or capitalist can bring is to sell the onlything that's feeding Ethiopia with its imperfect ideology . After we sell that our airline beer company then what ?Only the one who truly loves his people will want the land to be owned by the people ( its a scientific fact and common sense )those who want nothing to do with Ethiopia and don't think we are cool enough want to own us and sell our land to outsiders so we become slaves in our our country , but I know AFARMaN or people chill, or Addise and any one who is in this web does not get it we have not got it since hailesase I ,ALL OF ETHIOPIA belongs to Ethiopians if u think other wise wait and watch . Trust me no matter where u go the nationalist hurt is the most barbaric and savage and always has its way because u just can't argue against ur dady when he tells u not to step out of the house because he don't like the outside influence the father and the nationalist are always rIght , no Ethiopian can make any money with yonis idea of Ethiopian identity the way Indian Bollywood films make money off us the only out come from yonis is that Ethiopian men will continue to loose there woman to black white and Arabs because he is justifying it its cool to be some one else and we are insecure and jeoulouse , all of u can suck a fat dick merenated with hand me down African American couture , hold on there is a girl here bezawit enderyas who wants to work with yoni Hollywood and bet I think She helped me prove my point . Its not just yoni but Haile germa too one time I heard him say " I went abroad to bring the fire "this guy been here for thirty years and has not went back with fire. Can some one please tell him we have matches now or he is going to bring the fire once he Is dead . Hypocracy hypocracy

I don't know why they use the word "Ethiopian" if it does NOT relate to majority of Ethopia....Is that a markating title?....I also heard majority here premer by Tigray who best known for supporting a corrupt and dictotor in Ethiopia.

Yonie keep up the good work, some of our people are very retarded and they don like to see people rising to the top. They keep on trying to drag down those who try to go up.

My grand father used to tell me to take care of idiots, he understood their modusoperendi, I thought it was just another old mans saying, but its not I even saw it in this forum. So brother, be strong, we shouldn't be discouraged. Its time to work hard, ignore the stupid and rise high and high.

The majority of people will be glad to see your movie, I can assure you, millions of Ethiopians in Ethiopia specially in Addis Ababa will be ready to watch your movie. Forget those idiots who keep on spreading hatred here, this is a place for losers to express their dissatisfaction with live. kkkk I mean it there are so many sick people who need help here. Some are schizophrenic, some suffer from split personality disorder..you know there are different kinds of people....last but not least some are Ethiopian's kkk's kkkk true some see things from their ethnic point of view.

Yonie, ignore the losers and keep on focusing on your work, am sure you will achieve it, you are a rising young star and movie director in our 20's...well done

Those few individuals who try to drag you down to their level don deserve even a response, they came from the ghetto and they will stay ther trying to recruit members to their community. When I say ghetto I was not refereing to the actual ghetto, in the real ghetto people fight hard to get out of it, but the diaspora ghetto sounds to be psychological and not material. They keep on spatting and provoking everyone, but they are not ready to take on a real fight with the fabricated "enemy" They are born again morons. They are rebels with no causes. They keep on biting anyone who is succeeding, they crtitisise succesffull politicians, athlets, businessmen, army generals etc.

Shame on Toxic diaspora...I hope Agazi woman will come and tell you off. I enjoy her openess and style of respnse, she is the only one who knows how to hit the nerves of the diaspora idiots.

Yonie solomon is an ethiopian american Actor, poet, singer, writer, editor, director… the list of things that Yonie Solomon is capable of is endless. Yonie, born and raised in Seattle, Washington began writing and acting at an early age.

Five years ago Yonie moved to LA to get a taste of what the media business was like. After starring as an extra in many TV shows, working as a casting director, and directing/producing his own TV show, Yonie relocated back to Seattle finding that he was not able to do what he really wanted to do. Unlike most people his age, he does not want his work to be about meaningless drama and materialistic lifestyles. Rather, his work reflects his experiences as a first generation Ethiopian American. His lyrics are insightful, inspiring and meaningful.

For the past six months Yonie has been working on his first independent film called, “An Ethiopian Love.” The movie is about a young man born and raised in America and his experiences while visiting Ethiopia for the first time. This movie was filmed in Los Angeles, Seattle and back home in Addis Ababa. While creating his film, Yonie wanted his target audience to not only be adults but also the younger generation. He wants this to be something everyone can relate to and identify with. The movie will premiere in September. For more information about the movie and Yonie Solomon, you can find him on Facebook.
This past week, the 27th annual Ethiopian soccer tournament was held at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, CA. On Friday, July 2nd Yonie performed two poems that he wrote. His first poem was about a recent tragic loss of family that he grew up with. Instead of writing about the sadness that he has gone through, he wrote about dealing with such a tragedy in a positive way. The second poem was a revision of a poem that he wrote in 2004. It talks about the Media’s negative depiction of Ethiopians and Ethiopia.

you will find a rough video of his performance on diretube, please google it typing yonie solomon. His words are clear. Become familiar with Yonie Solomon, because its young, motivated people like him that will help make a change for generations to come.

4 STARS is a combination to rate naret.com for selecting a story of such catagory. For the very clip itself, it is not fare to rate based on a very brief clip.

I love Ethiopia had been the popular line for merchendise. I am Ethiopia promotes such ownership that it begs for a concious worthiness. What an idea. Best wishes to this young man.

The neftegna amhara organized hit on any thing Tigrean on progress.I hope this kid keeps prospering on his invader but some might convince him that few are against him when the reality is those few are a TIRBE who use to call "Galla na segera eyader yegemal" this scums are out to Ethiopia. Unless they are foot soldier for the Oromo king and get the loot form his own people destruction.

Ye Tigrea film....

What about your Afar man Actor Ismail Serro?You are Agame shit Farra
Ariam Bekele
Atlanta

I know this Yonee since he was a kid, lets not forget this is an Ethiopian-American, born in the US. As a director he is expressing himself. It is unfortunate, but this how the young people with Ethiopian background are acting , they want to fit in the mainstream America, and they are attracted with the getto attitude, because it sales, hip hoop a billion dollar industry, even the youngster that came from transactional societies like Afghanistan act this way in American. It is unfortunate, our young people prefer to pick the getto attitude instead of the middle class America. But is reality.

I bumped into this story by accident while my dad was reading this!! I would like to say to those people that posted hateful comments towards his mother and Father or even HIM! SHAME ON YOU! selfish, jealous people! instead of telling him he did a good job or instead of telling him your ideas of how it is ? You go and talk trash about someone you don't know?? Dear God what are you people are you really Ethiopians? are you proud of your ways of speaking to others and putting others down for no reason? what is it with you people? and funny thing you go to church on a sunday morning ? may you all change oneday !! ezgio!