The WHO'S GOT THE POWER film and discussion series in collaboration with Förderverein Filmkultur, at Kino in der Brotfabrik is carrying on this year.

We will start in April with the award-winning documentary The Illusion of Abundance, directed by Erika González Ramírez and Matthieu Lietaert (Belgium/Brazil 2022/2023).

Ganbanaaxu Fedde: A Transnational Anti-Slavery Movement (2024) by Lotte Pelckmans & 3 Stolen Cameras (2017) by RåFILM and Equipe Media

2 June 2025, 7 pm, Kino in der Brotfabrik

Join us on 2 June, when we screen and discuss two short documentary movies from West Africa, both linked by the themes of (social media) activism, slavery, violent repression, and the fight for visibility and recognition of rights, dignity and freedom.

Ganbanaaxu Fedde features interviews with activists from Ganbanaaxun Fedde, a social movement who is fighting for 'equality' in West African post-slavery societies such as Mali. Through four cases, the movie shows how the success of the movement polarized debates about the legacy of slavery in Africa and led to a crystallization of identity politics, ultimately culminating in violence rather than reconciliation.

3 Stolen Cameras features members of the video activist group Equipe Media risking severe consequences as they use their cameras to document the Moroccan kingdoms' violations of human rights in what is known as Africa’s last colony – Western Sahara. This short documentary provides unique footage from an area where the Moroccan authorities have managed to implement a near total media blockade.

• Discussion with Lotte Pelckmans¹ (BCDSS Senior Fellow), Mary Aderonke Afolabi-Adeolu² (BCDSS PhD Researcher), Boluwatife Akinro³ (BCDSS PhD Researcher), and Ana Lucia Araujo⁴ (BCDSS Senior Fellow)
• Filmmaker's statements 
• Cinema ticket fees apply

For more information and registration, see here⁵.