Togoland Projektionen - Film mit anschließendem Gespräch

In the organizer's words:

Shortly before the First World War, the "African explorer" and film director Hans Schomburgk embarked on an unprecedented film expedition to West Africa to shoot adventure and documentary films in exotic surroundings in the north of the then German colony of Togo. To this day, these films remain virtually unknown in Togo. Guided by the travelogue of actress Meg Gehrts, Jürgen Ellinghaus travels more than a century later with a mobile cinema to the original locations of Schomburgk's films. Together with the Togolese viewers, Ellinghaus explores the historical context of the film images and the effects of colonialism. What do the films show and what do they conceal about "Togoland"? After the film, the Kiel-based association "Frauenwege in Togo" invites viewers to talk about the traces of German colonialism - with their own experiences.

Documentary film, production Germany, 2024.