Who's Got the Power? - Program 2024
Continuing our commitment to thought-provoking cinema and dialogue, we present "Who's got the Power?," in collaboration with the Förderverein Filmkultur Bonn.
This year, we kick off our series with an exclusive preview of the Afrika Film Festival Köln, featuring a Screening & Discussion of five Festival Short Films.
Our aim is to elucidate the concept of asymmetrical dependency through the lens of captivating storytelling. By showcasing films that illuminate various facets of human oppression, we aim to engage a diverse audience in meaningful conversations. Attendees are encouraged to share their insights and reflections with cluster members and, when available, the filmmakers themselves.
Desire Lines (2024) by Jules Rosskam
14 November 2024
Directed by Jules Rosskam, DESIRE LINES is an innovative blend of first-person interviews with transmen who are attracted to men layered upon a fictional storyline and never-before-seen archival gems. Through the film, a nuanced dialogue emerges asking how external forces shape our most private desires. The film shifts between elements of fantasy, fiction, and reality, using the letters and interviews of Lou Sullivan (who is widely seen as the first American transgender author and activist) as its historical backbone. It also features interviews with a wide range of transmen from across the U.S., openly reflecting on the development of their desires and highlighting their challenges with gender (non)conformity, fetishization, transphobia, safer sex, and sexual racism.
- Q&A with the director Jules Rosskam
Das leere Grab (2024) by Cece Mlay and Agnes Lisa Wegner
4 July 2024
A documentary exploring the lingering impact of German colonialism through the stories of two Tanzanian families seeking the return of their ancestors' remains.
John Mbano and his wife Cesilia track down the skull of John’s great-grandfather, executed by the German colonial army and taken to Germany for racist "research." In northern Tanzania, Felix and Ernest Kaaya struggle to repatriate their ancestor's bones, journeying to Dar es Salaam to navigate the complex bureaucratic process. With support from activists, including Mnyaka Sururu Mboro and Konradin Kunze, the families confront both Tanzanian and German authorities. Their efforts culminate in a meeting at the German Foreign Office in Berlin and an apology from President Steinmeier. Yet, their ancestors' graves remain empty.
- Original with English subtitles
- Talk in English
- Cinema ticket fees apply
- Post-screening drinks reception
Sneak Preview: Afrika Film Festival Köln
Screening and discussion of five Festival Short Films, directed by film makers of African descent.
2 May 2024
We have exclusive access to five short films that will be screened at the Afrika Film Festival Köln in September this year:
LIONS by Beru Tessema (2022)
OUSMANE by Jorge Camarotti (2021)
P.D.O. (PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN) by Sammy Sidali (2021)
FLOWERS by Dumas Haddad (2022)
SÈT LAM by Vincent Fontano (2023)
- Post-screening talk and get-together with BCDSS members Malik Ade1, Mary Aderonke-Afolabi2 and Luvena Kopp3 (moderation)
Links
- https://www.dependency.uni-bonn.de/en/phd-researchers/malik-ade
- https://www.dependency.uni-bonn.de/en/about-us/people/phd-researchers/mary-aderonke-afolabi-adeolu
- https://www.dependency.uni-bonn.de/en/about-us/people/phd-researchers/luvena-kopp