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Monday, May 4 (Hörsaal/Auditorium 1072)
4.30 pm / 16.30 Uhr

A MAN WITHOUT LIMITS

Producers: Fountainhead® Tanz Théâtre & Pol-Tel
Director: Dr. Ntongela Masilela
Documentary, Color, 30 min.
Poland/Germany 1988
English

 

WOAH WOAH
Director: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Documentary, Color, 60 min.
Germany 1997
German

 

Monday, May 4 (Hörsaal/Auditorium 1072)
6 pm / 18 Uhr

Opening Ceremonies

LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK

Presenters
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Berlin/USA
Co-Founder/Producer/Publisher/Director/Curator/Moderator
Fountainhead® Tanz Théâtre / Black International Cinema Berlin / "Footprints in the Sand? Exhibition" /
THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin / Cultural Zephyr e.V.


Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mühl-Benninghaus, Berlin
Director, Department of Musicology and Media Studies
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin


Bianca Hornschuch, Berlin
Representative of Gabriele Gün Tank, Berlin/Turkey
Commissioner for Integration, District Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin

Lioba von den Driesch, Berlin
Visual Artist
Co-Director in association with Sandra Becker,
Medienwerkstatt Berlin at Kulturwerk of bbk berlin


Victor Grossman, Berlin/USA
Journalist

Rolf Gänsrich, Berlin
OKBeat/Author/Journalist

Stephania Alofuokhai-Ghogomu, Berlin/Nigeria
Journalist/Community Diplomat

John-F.-Kennedy-Schule Diversity Family
Faculty facilitators
Kara Krull, Hilary Campbell, Justin Draft, Berlin/USA
Artists
Chelsea Canty
Rani Dey
Valerie Hartling
Josefine Klages
Lucca Lipton
Alexandra Moore
Armin Rosefid
Ginger Shuppan
Eboni Smith
Liam Stoddard
Justin Stuhr
Netra Nambiar Veetil
Shrayne Watson
Dina Williams
Serif Youssef

Catering
Mahide Lein, Ahoi/Berlin

 

 

Monday, May 4 (Hörsaal/Auditorium 1072)
8 pm / 20 Uhr

THIS WAS MY SON
Director: Rob Underhill
Narrative/Experimental, Color/B/W, 8 min.
USA 2014
English


MONEY 1955: THE EMMETT TILL MURDER TRIAL
Director: Rob Underhill
Narrative/Experimental, Color, 15 min.
USA 2014
English


SAYING IT LOUD – Radio Giving Voice To Black America
Director: Bob Law
Documentary, Color, 80 min.
USA 2010
English

 

Monday, May 4 (Hörsaal/Auditorium 1072)
10 pm / 22 Uhr

RALPH BUNCHE: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY
Director: William Greaves
Documentary, Color, 117 min.
USA 2001
English

 

MOTTOS
"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

 

Supporters and Associates

Checkpoint Charlie Stiftung Mediawave Festival United Against Racism
Euromight - Your Guide to Afro-Europe Tulip Photo African Women in Europe Embassy of the United States of America, Berlin/Germany Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Wave - International Youth Web Magazine