In the pre-dawn hours of a Thursday morning in Atlanta, the life of a promising young Ethiopian filmmaker, Jagana Beyene, was tragically cut short. The 26-year-old, also known to friends and family as 'J' or 'Jack Wizzy,' was working as a clerk at a Citgo Food Mart on Glenwood Avenue on January 20, 2011, a job he had taken to make ends meet while pursuing his passion for film. His documentary, 'Habeshan Filega,' which explored the lives of Ethiopians in Atlanta, had been released just the year b
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