"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

Sunday . May 6 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
1.30 pm / 13.30 Uhr

BELIEVE: THE BARACK OBAMA STORY
Director: Thomas A. Hart Jr.
Documentary, Color, 85 min.
USA 2009
English

Sunday . May 6 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
3 pm / 15 Uhr

MARIA PREAN – DAS LEBEN WIRD IMMER SCHÖNER /
MARIA PREAN – LIFE GETS BETTER AND BETTER
Director: Janina Hüttenrauch
Documentary, Color, 55 min.
Uganda/Germany 2011
English and German with English subtitles

Sunday . May 6 (Bibliothek/Library)
3 pm / 15 Uhr

Seminar Presentation

Airport Tempelhof –
International Meeting Place for the Pursuit of Freedom and Future
Flughafen Tempelhof –
Internationaler Ort der Begegnung im Streben nach Freiheit und Zukunft
Readings, Discussions, Film
Presenters: Initiative Tempelhof 42

Sunday . May 6 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
4 pm / 16 Uhr

IS THAT ME?
Director: Elijah Hassan
Narrative, Color, 6 min.
USA 2009
English

COINED
Director: Elijah Hassan
Narrative, Color, 8 min.
USA 2010
English

GHAHRAMAN / HERO
Directors: Dr. Hassan Ziaodini
& Dr. Farid Mirkhani
Experimental, Color, 12 min.
Iran 2010
Persian with English subtitles

SABONIA
Director: Nick Paratore
Narrative, Color, 14 min.
USA 2000
English

GILA MONSTER
Director: Alonzo Crawford
Narrative, Color, 15 min.
USA 2009
English

18 IUS SOLI
Director: Fred Kudjo Kuwornu
Documentary, Color, 55 min.
Italy 2011
Italian with English subtitles

Sunday . May 6 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
6 pm / 18 Uhr

ANAR MIVEH BEHESHT AST / POMEGRANATE IS THE FRUIT OF PARADISE
Director: Taimor Ghaderi
Narrative, Color, 15 min.
Iran 2011
Kurdish with English subtitles

CHE SHOR BOD DARCACHE MAN! / WHAT A SALTY LAKE WAS MY LAKE!
Director: Hassan Gahramani
Documentary, Color, 30 min.
Iran 2011
Kurdish with English subtitles

DIMANCHE À BRAZZAVILLE / SUNDAY IN BRAZZAVILLE
Directors: Enric Bach & Adriá Monés
Documentary, Color, 51 min.
Spain/Congo 2011
French, Lingale and Teké with English subtitles

Sunday . May 6 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
8 pm / 20 Uhr

SADAYE BARAN / THE SOUND OF RAIN
Director: Jalal Saedpanah
Narrative, Color, 27 min.
Iran 2011
Kurdish with English subtitles

I'M GOING TO MAKE A MIRACLE
Director: Beverly Andrews
Documentary, Color, 80 min.
UK 2011
English and Turkish with English subtitles

Sunday . May 6 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
10 pm / 22 Uhr

DONSOYA, LA VOIE DU CHASSEUR / DONSOYA, THE WAY OF THE HUNTER
Director: Sébastien Bariller
Documentary, Color, 43 min.
France 2011
Malinke with English subtitles

A ZEST FOR LIFE: AFRO-PERUVIAN RHYTHMS, A SOURCE OF LATIN JAZZ
Director: Eve A. Ma
Documentary, Color, 57 min.
USA 2011
English and Spanish with English subtitles

program subject to change

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