BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Feature film1 Berlin-HarlemRecord cover · original image unavailable
1 Berlin-Harlem
Lothar Lambert
Critical perspectives on the representation of an African American man in Berlin.
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A Way of Breathing
Brenda Akele Jorde
A portrait of an Afghan artist living in Tehran.
Official festival film still / Brenda Akele Jorde, Take One Action Film Festival · Image source ↗
At Second Glance / Auf den zweiten Blick
Writer / director: Sheri Hagen · Equality Film / filmmaker catalogue
Relationships and unexpected encounters unfold in contemporary Berlin.
Film artwork from the linked film and viewing sources.
Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years 1984–1992
Dagmar Schultz
Audre Lorde’s Berlin relationships and the emergence of Black feminist networks.
Film artwork from the linked film and viewing sources.
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Short filmAuf dem Weg nach obenRecord cover · original image unavailable
Auf dem Weg nach oben
Sarah Blaßkiewitz
Sarah Blaßkiewitz’s early short, mentioned in her filmmaker biography.
Auf Noahs blutigem Regenbogen tanzen wir
Writer / director: Lara-Sophie Milagro · Label Noir
A murder investigation exposes colonial structures within the justice system.
Film artwork from BGHRA programme / original film rights holders
Baal
Director: Uwe Janson · Contributor connection: Sheri Hagen (see source for credits)
Named in Sheri Hagen’s acting credits; she plays Sophie.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: www.safeshellvpn.com · Image source ↗
Billie
Writer / director: Sheri Hagen · Equality Film / filmmaker catalogue
Two friends take control of their lives during an unexpected bank confrontation.
BGHRA conference artwork / Equality Film
Black Deutschland
Oliver Hardt
Black voices challenge images, assumptions and everyday representations of Germany.
Film artwork from the linked film and viewing sources.
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · DocumentaryCurse of Medea / Fluch der MedeaRecord cover · original image unavailable
Curse of Medea / Fluch der Medea
Branwen Okpako
Christa Wolf’s Medea opens questions about migration and memory.
Das Geheimnis der gestohlenen Maske / The Secret of the Stolen Mask
Director: Nancy Mac Granaky-Quaye · Cast includes Lara-Sophie Milagro and Malick Bauer
Featuring Malick Bauer and Lara-Sophie Milagro. Johanna and her friends investigate the disappearance of a Makonde mask connected to her grandfather’s family history.
Film artwork from the linked film and viewing sources.
Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · Contributor connection: Sheri Hagen (see source for credits)
Referenced in Sheri Hagen’s acting biography.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: www.cinema.nl · Image source ↗
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · DocumentaryDavid Adjaye – CollaborationsRecord cover · original image unavailable
David Adjaye – Collaborations
Oliver Hardt
An architectural portrait discussed in Oliver Hardt’s filmography.
Der Medicus 2 / The Physician II
Director: Philipp Stölzl · Contributor connection: Malick Bauer (see source for credits)
Named in Malick Bauer’s acting biography.
Official promotional poster © Constantin Film / Zeitsprung Pictures / UFA Fiction · Image source ↗
Dirt for Dinner / Dreckfresser
Branwen Okpako
Sam Meffire’s life illuminates racism and the politics of representation.
Dreckfresser film still © Katja Clos / Branwen Okpako, Arsenal Filminstitut · Image source ↗
Emmett – Tief in meinem Herzen
Director / editor / performer: Lara-Sophie Milagro · Label Noir
Label Noir’s theatre film retells Emmett Till’s story through a Black German and Afrodiasporic ensemble.
Film artwork from BGHRA programme / original film rights holders
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Short filmExploring Roots in Shaolin & African YogaRecord cover · original image unavailable
Exploring Roots in Shaolin & African Yoga
Evangelista Sie
One of the three pre-circulated short films listed for the conference panel “From Archives to Flesh”.
Fang mich doch
Director: Ester Amrami · Contributor connection: Lara-Sophie Milagro (see source for credits)
Named in Lara-Sophie Milagro’s biography; the biography references festival recognition in 2025.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: www.imdb.com · Image source ↗
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Short filmFleuri La Belle: Afrofuturism and Congo’s Cosmology in JewelryRecord cover · original image unavailable
Fleuri La Belle: Afrofuturism and Congo’s Cosmology in Jewelry
Evangelista Sie
One of the three pre-circulated short films listed for the conference panel “From Archives to Flesh”.
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Short filmForemost HumanRecord cover · original image unavailable
Foremost Human
Evangelista Sie
One of the three pre-circulated short films listed for the conference panel “From Archives to Flesh”.
Hope in My Heart: The May Ayim Story
Maria Binder
A portrait of poet, scholar and activist May Ayim.
Orlanda Frauenverlag, via AAIHS · Image source ↗
I AM
Writer / director: Jerry Hoffmann · Cast includes Sheri Hagen
A grieving woman encounters an android, unsettling the boundaries of identity.
© Lena Katharina Krause / Hamburg Media School
Ivie wie Ivie / Precious Ivie
Writer / director: Sarah Blaßkiewitz · Cast includes Sheri Hagen
Two sisters’ meeting reshapes identity, family and belonging.
Film artwork from the linked film and viewing sources.
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Feature projectJumoke (project)Record cover · original image unavailable
Jumoke (project)
Oliver Hardt
Screenplay project named in Oliver Hardt’s biography in connection with the 2023 Hessian Film Prize. Release not established.
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · DocumentaryLiebe und Wut / Love and RageRecord cover · original image unavailable
Liebe und Wut / Love and Rage
Jule Ritter
Andreas Nakic’s life and reunion connect adoption with transatlantic family history.
Live, Chile
Director: Black Brown Berlin / Rhea Ramjohn · Contributor connection: Rhea Ramjohn, Femi Oyewole, Chanel Knight, Tristan Littlejohn (see source for credits)
A film by Black Brown Berlin drawing on Rhea Ramjohn’s poetry; discussed in the arts program.
Official Live, Chile video still / Black Brown Berlin, HKW CC: World · Image source ↗
Milli’s Awakening / Millis Erwachen
Natasha A. Kelly
Black German women of different generations speak about art, resistance and representation.
Courtesy Natasha A. Kelly / 10th Berlin Biennale
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Short filmMkokoteniRecord cover · original image unavailable
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · DocumentaryMy Quarter Century / Mein Viertel 100Record cover · original image unavailable
My Quarter Century / Mein Viertel 100
Julie G. Rivera
A film about a generation of Black German community and connection.
Nuhmibeeuhn
Kavena Hambira
Kavena Hambira’s film addressing Namibia’s colonial history and genocide, connected to restitution, ancestral ground and the archive of the body. Pre-circulated for the BGHRA 2026 presentation.
Official Nuhmibeeuhn promotional banner / Kavena Hambira · Image source ↗
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Feature filmOn the InsideRecord cover · original image unavailable
On the Inside
Director: Uwe Janson · Contributor connection: Sheri Hagen, Tyron Ricketts (see source for credits)
Sheri Hagen stars as a Congolese teacher. Filmportal lists production in 2011/2012; other credit lists use 2010.
Otomo
Frieder Schlaich
Discussed in BethAnne Dorn’s paper on the colonial gaze; not listed as a conference screening.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: filmfriend.at · Image source ↗
Paris Is Burning
Jennie Livingston
Referenced in Sophie Yukiko’s biography in relation to ballroom history; not listed as a conference screening.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: www.1stdibs.com · Image source ↗
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Short filmRawRecord cover · original image unavailable
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Feature filmReturn to ChibokRecord cover · original image unavailable
Return to Chibok
Branwen Okpako
A dramatic reconstruction of a journey to Chibok, adapted from Helon Habila’s account of the aftermath of the schoolgirls’ abduction.
Roots Germania
Mo Asumang
Mo Asumang investigates ancestry, German identity and belonging.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: www.tvtoday.de · Image source ↗
Sam – A Saxon / Sam – Ein Sachse
Directors: Soleen Yusef and Sarah Blaßkiewitz · Co-creator / executive producer / writer / actor: Tyron Ricketts
Malick Bauer stars as Sam Meffire; Tyron Ricketts is a creator, producer and cast member.
© Stephan Burchardt / The Walt Disney Company
Stick of Joy
Brenda Akele Jorde
An exploration of playfulness, physical experience and trust. The conference press kit dates the film to 2020; some filmographies list 2021.
Stick of Joy film still / Brenda Akele Jorde, Beijing Queer Film Festival · Image source ↗
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Director: Jeff Rowe · Contributor connection: Malick Bauer (see source for credits)
Malick Bauer’s German-language dubbing credit; not a BGHRA screening.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: www.rottentomatoes.com · Image source ↗
The Black Museum
Oliver Hardt
An exploration of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Film artwork from BGHRA programme / original film rights holders
The Education of Auma Obama
Branwen Okpako
A portrait of Auma Obama and intergenerational life in Kenya.
Filmkantine · official English poster
The Homes We Carry
Brenda Akele Jorde
Family connections stretch between Germany, Mozambique and South Africa.
BGHRA conference film still / Film Five
The Marriage of Maria Braun / Die Ehe der Maria Braun
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Named in Priscilla Layne’s research biography; not listed as a conference screening.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: filmartgallery.com · Image source ↗
The Snake in My Bed
Ijeoma Iloputaife / Omah Diegu
A Nigerian mother confronts racism, marriage law and her son’s recognition.
The Snake in My Bed film still / Ijeoma Iloputaife, UCLA Film & Television Archive · Image source ↗
The United States of Hoodoo
Oliver Hardt
A journey into African American spiritual traditions. The BGHRA biography uses 2011; theatrical release is 2012.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: www.imdb.com · Image source ↗
The Wound Is Where the Light Enters
Director: Dheeraj Akolkar · Artistic direction and choreography: Darrel Toulon
Children born of conflict in Uganda create a performance from their memories through Darrel Toulon’s artistic direction and choreography. Documentary directed by Dheeraj Akolkar.
Film artwork from BGHRA programme / original film rights holders
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Feature filmToxiRecord cover · original image unavailable
Toxi
Robert A. Stemmle
A historical fiction film for critical discussion of postwar racial representation.
Va-Bene (crazinisT artist)
Brenda Akele Jorde
A portrait of Ghanaian performance artist Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi.
Va-Bene film still / Brenda Akele Jorde, XPOSED Queer Film Festival · Image source ↗
BGHRA DIGITAL ARCHIVE · Feature filmValley of the Innocent / Tal der AhnungslosenRecord cover · original image unavailable
Valley of the Innocent / Tal der Ahnungslosen
Branwen Okpako
A detective searches Stasi records for her own family history.
Wir könnten genauso gut tot sein / We Might as Well Be Dead
Director: Natalia Sinelnikova · Contributor connection: Lara-Sophie Milagro (see source for credits)
Named in Lara-Sophie Milagro’s acting credits.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: www.imdb.com · Image source ↗
Woodwalkers 2
Director: Sven Unterwaldt · Contributor connection: Lara-Sophie Milagro (see source for credits)
Named in Lara-Sophie Milagro’s acting biography.
Promotional film poster / still. Original film rights holders. Artwork source: www.kino.de · Image source ↗