Footsteps of the Emperor

Sobers, Shawn; Davies, Abigail

Abstract

50 min Documentary about Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I’s time living in the city of Bath in exile from 1936 - 1941, during Mussolini's invasion of Abyssinia.

Directer and Producer - Shawn Sobers
Presenter - Benjamin Zephaniah
Executive Producer - Abigail Davies

Produced for HTV West - Transmitted in December 1999, and shown at a range of screenings and events since.

Watch an extract from the documentary here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcaluenT8JM

Citation

Sobers, S., & Davies, A. (1999). Footsteps of the Emperor

• Digital Artefact Type: Video
• Publication Date: Dec 7, 1999
• Keywords: Haile Selassie, Bath, Ethiopia, rastafari, heritage, local history
• Related Public URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcaluenT8JM
• Additional Information: Corporate Creators : HTV West