"I extend my congratulations to the organizers of Black International Cinema Berlin, a cultural highlight which is unique Germany-wide." - Gabriele Gün Tank, Commissioner for Integration of the district Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin/Germany

"Mein Dank geht an die Organisatorinnen und Organisatoren von Black International Cinema Berlin, ein kulturelles Highlight, welches deutschlandweit einmalig ist." - Gabriele Gün Tank, Integrationsbeauftragten des Bezirks Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin/Deutschland

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

Admission free / Eintritt frei

please download the festival program here
Program Schedule

MAY 2 ... MAY 3 ... MAY 4 ... MAY 5 ... MAY 6

Friday . May 4 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
2 pm / 14 Uhr

SWIMMIN' LESSON
Directors: Shahari Moore & Christine List
Experimental, Color, 9 min.
USA 2011
English

THE CHRISTMAS TREE
Director: Angel Kristi Williams
Documentary, Color, 12 min.
USA 2011
English

LE MAÎTRE IGNORANT – COMMENTAIRES / THE IGNORANT SCHOOLMASTER – COMMENTS
Director: Jordane Maurs
Documentary/Experimental, Color, 70 min.
Germany 2011
German and French with German subtitles

Friday . May 4 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
4 pm / 16 Uhr

KOCHEI POSHTE KHANE MA / AN ALLEY BEHIND OUR HOUSE
Director: Shilan Saadi
Narrative, Color, 12 min.
Iran 2011
Kurdish with English subtitles

LOS DIOSES DE VERDAD TIENEN HUESOS / TRUE GODS HAVE BONES
Directors: Belén Santos & David Alfaro
Documentary, Color, 90 min.
Spain 2011
Creole, Portuguese and Spanish with English subtitles

Friday . May 4 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
6 pm / 18 Uhr

JUSTICE ON TRIAL - The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Director: Kouross Esmaeli
Documentary, Color, 81 min.
USA 2010
English with German subtitles

Seminar Presenter: Siera

Friday . May 4 (Bibliothek/Library)
6.30 pm / 18.30 Uhr

Music & Seminar

"Can You Dance To My Beat"
"What do you think are the creative aspects involved in establishing and maintaining an interesting DJ?"
"Was sind Deiner Meinung nach die kreativen Aspekte, die einen interessanten DJ ausmachen und bestehen lassen?" - Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith

Presenter: Bobby Starrr & Guests

Friday . May 4 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
8 pm / 20 Uhr

JOURNEY TO KNOWLEDGE
ARTS IN MOTION
BERLIN - MUSCAT-OMAN - BERLIN
Director: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Documentary, Color, 60 min.
Germany 2012
English

A SEPARATE PLACE (THE SCHOOLS P.S. DUPONT BUILT)
Director: Alonzo Crawford
Documentary, Color/B/W, 55 min.
USA 2005
English

TRES COLORES DEL TIEMPO / THREE COLORS OF TIME
Directors: Galina Likosova & Hernán Humberto Restrepo
Documentary, Color, 59 min.
Colombia 2011
Spanish with English subtitles

Friday . May 4 (Bibliothek/Library)
8.30 pm / 20.30 Uhr

Performance

OKBeat on Stage
Presenter: Rolf Gänsrich (OKBeat/Author)
Guests:
Kamur Rumakansky (Author)
Heiko Welker (Music)
Robby Maria & the silent revolution (Music)
Janina Diestler (Music)

Friday . May 4 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
11 pm / 23 Uhr

GRÜNE OLIVEN / GREEN OLIVES
Director: Gisèle Sabina Mbamu
Narrative, Color, 17 min.
Germany
German with English subtitles

DAVID IS DYING
Director: Stephen Lloyd Jackson
Narrative, Color, 90 min.
UK 2011
English

program subject to change

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