Black International Cinema Berlin

A Complexion Change
Transnational & Intercultural Diplomacy
An International Media Project (UNESCO)

XXVIII. Black International Cinema Berlin
"Future Blossoms" / "Blüten der Zukunft"

May 8-12

"Footprints in the Sand?" Exhibition
"...Visions Become Reality..." / "...Visionen Werden Wirklichkeit..."

July 1-August 31

2013

Venue: Rathaus Schöneberg (city hall), John-F.-Kennedy-Platz, 10825 Berlin/Germany

"Only when lions have historians will hunters cease being heroes." - African Proverb

"Nur wenn Löwen ihre eigenen Geschichtsschreiber haben,
werden Jäger aufhören, Helden zu sein." - Afrikanisches Sprichwort

 

Venue / Veranstaltungsort
Rathaus Schöneberg (city hall)
John-F.-Kennedy Saal, Kinosaal, Bibliothek

John-F.-Kennedy Hall, Cinema, Library
John-F.-Kennedy-Platz, 10825 Berlin/Germany

Admission free / Eintritt frei

please download the festival program >here<

Program Schedule

MAY 8 ... MAY 9 ... MAY 10 ... MAY 11 ... MAY 12

Thursday . May 9 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
2 pm / 14 Uhr

SAYEHA DAR AKHARIN KHATEREH ROD /
THE OBSCURITY IN LAST REMINISCENCE OF THE RIVER

Director: Reza Mohammadi
Animation, Color, 6 min.
Iran 2012
no dialogue

RETURN TO THE WORLD OF DANCE
Directors: Dan Boord, Marilyn Marloff & Luis Valdovino
Experimental, Color, 7 min.
USA 2011
English

MA PASSION
Directors: Matthias G. Ziegler & Sidoine Boris Talom
Experimental, Color, 22 min.
Cameroon 2012
French with English subtitles

TXIKI
Director: Sergio San Martín
Documentary, Color, 27 min.
Spain 2012
Spanish with English subtitles

GUILLERMO OYAGÜEZ MONTERO
Director: Antonio Gómez-Olea
Documentary, Color, 29 min.
Spain 2012
Spanish with English subtitles

Thursday . May 9 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
4 pm / 16 Uhr

THE COLLEGIUM - FORUM & TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN:
A PORTRAIT OF ROSWITHA GÜNTHER /
EIN PORTRAIT ÜBER ROSWITHA GÜNTHER

Director: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith/Fountainhead® Tanz Théâtre
Documentary, Color, 80 min.
Germany 2013
German with English subtitles

Opening Remarks: Felix Block

Thursday . May 9 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
6 pm / 18 Uhr

THE RETURN OF THE REPRESSED
Director: Aïssa Rabbaoui
Documentary/Animation, Color, 20 min.
Germany 2013
German

JUBA YOUTH
Since South Sudan became independent in July 2011, the country faces its "zero hour". Despite the challenging situation in the country, it is particularly the young South Sudanese who are optimistically guiding their lives towards a better future. But what exactly are they looking for and what issues are close to their hearts? Within the framework of the project JUBA YOUTH, five South Sudanese filmmakers present local adolescents and their means of living both in fictional and documentary short films. The project was financially supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economics Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Seit Südsudan im Juli 2011 unabhängig wurde, durchlebt das Land seine "Stunde Null". Trotz der momentanen Herausforderungen im Land sind es besonders die jungen Südsudanesen, die optimistisch für ihr Leben eine bessere Zukunft sehen. Aber was genau suchen sie und welche Themen liegen ihnen am Herzen? Im Rahmen des Projekts JUBA YOUTH präsentieren fünf südsudanesische Filmemacher sowohl in fiktionalen als auch in dokumentarischen Kurzfilmen einheimische Jugendliche und ihre Art zu leben. Das Projekt wurde vom Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) finanziell gefördert.

ANGELO
Director: Joice John Thomas
Documentary, Color, 9 min.
South Sudan 2013
Arabic with English subtitles

DECIDE / ENTSCHEIDUNG
Director: Alex Taban
Narrative, Color, 10 min.
South Sudan 2013
Arabic with English subtitles

DOWRY OF LIFE / MITGIFT
Director: Simon Bingo
Narrative, Color, 9 min.
South Sudan 2013
English with German subtitles

WANI AND HIS VISION / WANI UND SEIN TRAUM
Director: Ochan Hannington
Documentary, Color, 6 min.
South Sudan 2013
Arabic with English subtitles

CLASH OF CULTURES / KAMPF DER KULTUREN
Director: Mary Kadi Manoah
Narrative, Color, 5 min.
South Sudan 2013
English and Arabic with English subtitles

MELVIN & JEAN: AN AMERICAN STORY
Director: Maia Wechsler
Documentary, Color, 60 min.
USA/France 2012
English and French with English subtitles

Thursday . May 9 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
8 pm / 20 Uhr

MARY BURRILL'S AFTERMATH: CONNECTING WITH THE PAST THROUGH DRAMA
Director: Precious B. Stone
Documentary, Color, 52 min.
USA 2011
English

A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM GREAVES
IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE
Director: William Greaves
Documentary, Color, 58 min.
USA 1989
English

Thursday . May 9 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
10 pm / 22 Uhr

MIKEL'S FAITH
Director: Alexander Etseyatse
Narrative, Color, 32 min.
USA 2011
English

23rd PSALM: REDEMPTION
Directors: Cornelius Booker III & Christopher C. Odom
Narrative, Color, 72 min.
USA 2012
English

HAZOR
Director: Miro Mastropasqua
Narrative, Color, 22 min.
Germany/Italy/Spain 2013
German with English subtitles

 

MOTTOES

"I may not make it if I try, but I damn sure won´t if I don´t..."
Oscar Brown Jr.

"Mankind will either find a way or make one."
C.P. Snow

"Whatever you do..., be cool!"
Joseph Louis Turner

"Yes, I can...!"
Sammy Davis Jr.

"Yes, We can...!"
Barack Obama

 

Prof.  Donald Muldrow Griffith

Embassy of the United States of America

Checkpoint Charlie Stiftung

 

euromight

wave magazine

united against racism

tulipphoto

African Women in Europe

 
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Classic In Black
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History
Tribute to William Greaves
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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The Oasis/...Art & Culture...
Gifts of Art
Indiana University South Bend
Yes, They Can! - 33 Years Fountainhead® Tanz Théâtre
by Ursula Wunder