FILME ZUM BLACK HISTORY MONTH

In the organizer's words:

100 YEARS OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February is Black History Month, a global celebration that calls for the rich history and achievements of the Black community to be recognized. Originally established by Carter G. Woodson in the USA, this month has served as an occasion to draw attention to the marginalization of Black history since 1926. In the 1990s, the Black People's Initiative brought Black History Month to Germany.

We are dedicating the kick-off to Frantz Fanon, who was born on July 20, 2025. The doctor, psychiatrist and writer dedicated his life to the fight against racism. His main work "The Wretched of the Earth" became a manifesto for decolonization.

FANON
Leipzig premiere | Saturday, February 07 - 6 p.m.
Sunday, February 08 - 8:45 p.m.

In 1953, Frantz Fanon takes over the management of the psychiatric clinic in Blida, Algeria. In the face of institutional racism, he revolutionizes medical practice and joins the struggle for independence.

France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Canada 2024 by Jean-Claude Barny, French, Arabic original version with English subtitles, 130 min.
Cast:inside: Alexandre Bouyer, Déborah Francois, Stanislas Merhar, Medi Senoussi


AU CIMETIÈRE DE LA PELLICULE
Soirée cinéma | Monday, February 09 - 6:30 pm

Mamadou Touré's 1953 film Mouramani is considered to be the first film ever made in Guinea. Interested in the production and whereabouts of the film, Thierno Souleymane Diallo sets off on a search.

France, Senegal, Guinea, Saudi Arabia 2023 by Thierno Souleymane Diallo, 93 min, documentary, French, Pulaar, East Maninka original version with English subtitles

BLOOD & SINNERS
Friday, February 20 - 9:30 pm
Saturday, February 21 - 8:15 p.m.

1932: Twin brothers Elijah and Elias Smoke return to their hometown of Clarksdale. But it's not just the Ku Klux Klan that have made themselves at home there, vampires have apparently also made themselves at home. Most recently nominated for 16 Oscars.

USA 2025 by Ryan Coogler, original version with German subtitles, 137 min, FSK 16

BECOMING BLACK
Friday, February 27 - 7:45 pm
Saturday, February 28 - 8:15 p.m.

A white family living in the German Democratic Republic in the 1960s explains to their black daughter that her skin color is purely coincidental. The girl also prefers to believe this until she accidentally discovers the truth as a teenager.

Germany 2020 by Ines Johnson-Spain, 89 min, documentary, original version with English subtitles

Price information:

9 / 7 (reduced) Euro