While searching for clues to her uncle Ben’s mysterious death, filmmaker Ari discovers boxes of family letters tucked away in a farmhouse attic. With these as her guide, she dives into the quickly fading past to uncover the connecting thread between Ben’s death in 1975, her family’s time as Mennonite missionaries in Ethiopia, and the downfall of Haile Selassie, Ethiopia’s last king. The search reveals the enduring impact of family separation, cultural dislocation, and unresolved grief - while also illuminating the fragile but powerful possibility of intergenerational healing.
Ben Between Africa (2025) is a film directed by Ari Ali, released on March 21, 2025 with a runtime of 1h 30m.
The story Ari Ali tells is heartbreakingly wise and beautiful, and yet it is wrung out of great loss. Ari's determination to trace out the fractures underlying her family's distance and isolation from each other eventually brings her home, but only after she walks through many years of tangled, complicated grief. By honestly naming deep sorrows frozen away in denial, Ari unlocks the power of healing for her family.…
Reviewed on July 28, 2026
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Ben Between Africa was released on March 21, 2025 and runs for 1h 30m.