Why Weyni Mengesha would love to direct a film adaptation of Half-Blood Blues
Jane van Koeverden | CBC | Posted: July 18, 2017 5:02 PM | Last Updated: July 21, 2017
July 1, 2017 marks 150 years since Confederation in Canada. CBC Books is creating the Great Canadian Reading List — a list of 150 books curated by you.
Theatre director Weyni Mengesha adds Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan to the reading list.
"I could not put this book down. I was swept into the world Esi Edugyan created. As a theatre director, that is what I strive to accomplish. It has a wide scope on history and politics but always feels personal and intimate, because her characters are so well drawn. I would love to direct this movie!"
Weyni Mengesha is a Dora Award-winning theatre director, who directed productions of Butcher and da Kink in my Hair.