What follows is being cross-posted from *here*. I am so excited about seeing this documentary!!!! (And it annoys the piss out of me when Lesbian and Gay, or LGBTIQA films are categorised as only "Gay". But whatever. They didn't ask me, nor should they.)
Previously profiled on S&A, it made its world premiere in the Panorama Documentary section at the Berlin Film Festival in February; and now Dagmar Shultz's Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992 is scheduled to make its UK premiere on April 14th at Fringe Film Gay Film Festival which takes place at the Rich Mix (35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA) in East London.
Courtesy of Third World Newsreel, who acquired the 84-minute film, it made its USA premiere it at The Brecht Forum in New York City last week Monday, and will be out on DVD sometime this spring.
Specifically, the film focuses on...
The film will serve as a historical document for future generations of Germans, which profiles and highlights, from the roots, the African presence in Germany, and the origins of the anti-racist movement before and after the German reunification, as well as facillitates an analysis and an understanding of present debates on identity and racism in Germany.
So UK folks, now you'll have your chance to check out the doc. Info on tickets can be found HERE.
A trailer for the film is [available to be viewed] below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mPEkqykAik&feature=player_embedded
"Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992" Gets UK Premiere Date - April 14th
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| photo of Audre Lorde is from here |
It's being screened as part of the Fringe Film Gay film Festival.
Specifically, the film focuses on...
Audre Lorde's years in Berlin in which she catalyzed the first movement of Black Germans to claim their identity as Afro-Germans with pride. As she was inspiring Afro-Germans she was also encouraging the White German feminists to look at their own racism
The film will serve as a historical document for future generations of Germans, which profiles and highlights, from the roots, the African presence in Germany, and the origins of the anti-racist movement before and after the German reunification, as well as facillitates an analysis and an understanding of present debates on identity and racism in Germany.
So UK folks, now you'll have your chance to check out the doc. Info on tickets can be found HERE.
A trailer for the film is [available to be viewed] below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mPEkqykAik&feature=player_embedded
