A COMPLEXION CHANGE
International and Intercultural Diplomacy


XXIV. Black International Cinema
Berlin / Germany & U.S.A.

MAY 7 - 10, 2009

BLACK INTERNATIONAL CINEMA BERLIN
Production & Direction: Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre

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European Festivals Association

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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

 

 
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre
The Collegium - Forum & Television Program
Fountainhead® Distribution - Film & Anthologies
Classic In Black
Portraits and Poems
 

Rathaus Schöneberg (city hall), Berlin/Germany
courtesy of Axel Mauruszat
A TRIBUTE TO

Bundeskanzler Willy Brandt

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

President John-F. Kennedy

 

President Barack Hussein Obama


Art Work: Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith

in cooperation with / in Kooperation mit

Commissioner for Integration, District Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin
der Integrationsbeauftragten des Bezirks Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin

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

Admission free / Eintritt frei

You may submit
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Opening Page

My Thoughts on Barack Obama

In 2008, history was made when Barack Obama was elected president. This made me feel very proud to be an African American.
America has taken a big step in accepting diversity in political leadership roles. By that I mean voting for and electing our first African American president, Barack Obama. Barack Obama is an inspiration to me, because he proved that there can always be change as long as you are willing to work toward it.
I also believe, he will make every effort to find a peaceful solution to ending the war in Iraq, solving the crisis with the economy, and any other crisis that may effect America and its people in the future.
Barack Obama is an inspiration to every American - Black, White, Asian, and Hispanic.

Tyler Jerami Griffith, 12 years old, Chicago/Illinois, USA


Tyler Jerami Griffith

Meine Gedanken zu Barack Obama

Im Jahr 2008 wurde Geschichte gemacht, als Barack Obama zum Präsidenten gewählt wurde. Dies machte mich sehr stolz darauf, ein Afrikanisch-Amerikaner zu sein.
Amerika hat einen großen Schritt darin getan, Verschiedenheit in der politischen Führung zu akzeptieren. Damit meine ich, für unseren ersten afrikanisch-amerikanischen Präsidenten, Barack Obama, zu stimmen und ihn zu wählen. Barack Obama ist eine Inspiration für mich, weil er bewiesen hat, dass es immer Veränderungen geben kann, so lange man gewillt ist, darauf hin zu arbeiten.
Ich glaube auch, dass er jede Anstrengung unternehmen wird, eine friedliche Lösung zu finden, um den Krieg in Irak zu beenden, die Wirtschaftskrise zu überwinden und jede andere Krise, die sich in Zukunft auf Amerika und seine Menschen auswirken mag.
Barack Obama ist eine Inspiration für alle Amerikaner - Schwarze, Weiße, Asiaten und Lateinamerikaner.

Tyler Jerami Griffith, 12 Jahre alt, Chicago/Illinois, USA

 

 

Invited Guest Panelist:
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith

Co-Founder/Publisher/Producer/Director
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre /
Black International Cinema Berlin /
THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin /
Cultural Zephyr e.V.


photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

1. Panel: "Music as Cultural Diplomacy"
2. Panel: "New Technologies in Arts and Culture -
Preservation and Presentation"


Cercle de l'Union Interalliée
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Marion Kramer, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Gabriela Rosa da Silva, Angela Kramer,
photograph: Mandy Absil

Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum, Cercle de l'Union Interalliée, Paris/France
Participants at Salon Foch, photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Cercle de l'Union Interalliée
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith / co-founder/publisher/producer/director,
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre, Black International Cinema Berlin,
The Collegium - Forum & Television Program Berlin/Cultural Zephyr e.V.
Dr. Damien M. Pwono / Executive Director, Aspen Global Initiative on Arts, Culture,
and Society, Director, Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum
photograph: Mandy Absil

Invited Guest Panelists (from left): Aaron Levy/Founding Executive Director and
Senior Curator, Slought Foundation, Lisa Koenigsberg/President and Founder,
Initiatives in Art and Culture, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith/co-founder, publisher,
producer, director, Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre, Black International Cinema Berlin,
The Collegium - Forum & Television Program Berlin, Cultural Zephyr e.V.,
Stéphane Bezomes/Multimedia Engineer and Consultant,
not shown: Richard Beardsworth/Director of the Centre of Transnational Studies,
The American University of Paris
Panel: "New Technologies in Arts and Culture - Preservation and Presentation"
photograph: Marion Kramer

Participants
Panel: "New Technologies in Arts and Culture - Preservation and Presentation"
photograph: Marion Kramer

Cercle de l'Union Interalliée
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Gabriela Rosa da Silva, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Mandy Absil
photograph: Marion Kramer

Dinner and Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Awards,
La Verrière and Salon Ravel, Intercontinental Paris Le Grand
Gabriela Rosa da Silva, Marion Kramer, Angela Kramer, Richard,
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Mandy
photograph: Mandy Absil

Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Network Cocktail Reception
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Michael Fitzpatrick, Composer & Cellist
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Natalio Grueso, Director General/Niemeyer Foundation
& Staff Member, Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Cercle de l'Union Interalliée
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Marion Kramer, public relations co-ordinator
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre, Black International Cinema Berlin,
The Collegium - Forum & Television Program Berlin, Cultural Zephyr e.V.
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum, Seminar Presentation at Salon Foch
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Dr. Damien M. Pwono / Executive Director, Aspen Global Initiative on Arts,
Culture, and Society, Director, Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Prize Laureate, chemistry, Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor
of Humane Letters Emeritus, Cornell University, poet and playwright
& guest
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

guest, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Dr. Damien M. Pwono, guest
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva


Angela Kramer, production co-ordinator
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre, Black International Cinema Berlin,
The Collegium - Forum & Television Program Berlin, Cultural Zephyr e.V.
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva


Dinner and Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Awards,
La Verrière and Salon Ravel, Intercontinental Paris Le Grand
photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva

photograph: Gabriela Rosa da Silva