Directed by Oliver Hardt Country Germany Initial release 2006 Produced by Arte | Running time 55 minutes Language German
English Director Oliver Hardt | |
Release date January 27, 2006 (2006-01-27) (Germany) | ||
Black deutschland ausschnitt
Black Deutschland is a made-for-television documentary film, directed by Oliver Hardt and produced by de-Arte. It features different people of black descent who reside in Germany. Some have German parents, others are immigrants. The film was released in Germany on 27 January 2006. It is based on Hardt's 2005 book of the same name.
Contents
This documentary, filmed in German and English, investigates the lives of these people to understand and explore identity formation in Germany. Different forms of black identity are expressed. "It explores how images and counter-images, life-plans and their reflection in the media mutually condition one another. How all of this becomes a social reality in which age-old clichés and prejudices continue to exist quite independent of people's good or bad intentions".
Racism and discrimination facing these people are investigated and placed within historical context.
Cast
The film features interviews with Afro-Germans, particular those in the artistic community, who describe their experience as blacks in Germany. It explores how blacks are perceived by themselves and others.
Most notably: