Mein Viertel Hundert
- Jul 13, 2013, 4:00 PM
- Moviemento
Film screening and discussion with the film maker
In 1984, poet/activist/lesbian Audre Lorde went to Germany for treatment of cancer. Her years there not only marked a resurgence of her written work (The Cancer Journals) but also the development of a vibrant Afro German community.
Afro Germans are plagued by invisibility There are no official census of Blacks in Germany and until 1984 (and the publication of Farbe bekennen (Showing our colours) they were simply referred to as “War Babies" (The off spring of Black soldiers). Audre Lorde intitated a gathering of Afro German men and women which resulted in the 1987.
25 years later, the Afro German community continues to organize for self determination and recognition. The Documentary is a insight into emancipatory struggles of building communities as well as the spaces that have been created by political engagement, friendships and love.
Traditional cinema in Berlin-Kreuzberg, opened in 1907.
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