bullying · 4 min read
Bullying stories: a pause protocol that is more useful than a warning label
Labels get ignored. A protocol you can remember in the dark is better. This one is short.
Marta Alemu · Sep 1, 2026
Amharic–English cinema magazine
Read first. Watch only if it earns it.
Original essays on recap culture, school stories, translation, and family viewing — plus named reviews of selected YouTube recaps. We do not host film files. Thin listings and duplicate synopses stay unpublished.
Search essays and public video reviews. Empty categories and cloned episode pages are hidden on purpose.
Stand-alone essays
These pieces are useful without a YouTube tab. They are how Cinema Plus behaves like a magazine instead of a listing.
headlines · 4 min read
Amharic headlines that hunt clicks—and how we still use them honestly
We do not pretend the catalog is written like a broadsheet. We do insist the essay under the headline tells the truth.
Hanna Tesfaye · Aug 24, 2026
series · 4 min read
Episode recaps and film recaps do different jobs
A film recap is a closed argument. An episode recap is a chapter. Publishing them as clones is how a site becomes thin.
Daniel Mekonnen · Aug 16, 2026
literacy · 4 min read
Teaching media literacy with recaps, not TED talks
Recaps are already in the house. You can use them as texts. Here is a 40-minute lesson that does not require a projector.
Yonas Bekele · Aug 10, 2026
editorial · 4 min read
How our editors choose a title—and how we prove it
If we cannot finish the sentence “we selected this because…,” the page does not publish.
Hanna Tesfaye · Aug 2, 2026
copyright · 4 min read
How Cinema Plus uses YouTube: embeds, thumbnails, takedowns
We embed. We do not host. We explain. If that is not true on a page, the page is a bug.
Selamawit Desta · Jul 20, 2026
Recent video essays
A short shelf, not a dump. Each public title has a named author, a selection note, and bilingual analysis. Duplicate synopses are unpublished.
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Essay · Jul 13, 2026
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Essay · Jul 13, 2026
What Cinema Plus is
Cinema Plus is an editorial site about how Amharic-speaking audiences watch world cinema through recaps. We publish original essays, author biographies, and long reviews. YouTube appears only as an official embed after the writing — we do not host video files.
Read our selection process, embed policy, and editorial standards. Questions go to the contact page. Nothing important here requires a login.