Slices of Life: Ethnografische Filmtage

In the organizer's words:

On May 18 and 19, 2026, the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, in cooperation with the German International Ethnographic Film Festival (GIEFF e. V.), invites you to the Ethno-Film Days "Slices of Life" (SoL) at the Forschungscampus Dahlem (FCD). In the presence of filmmakers from Nepal, Congo, Sudan, Fidji/USA, Grenada/Denmark, Brazil/Germany and Nigeria/UK, eight cinematic works from four continents and three films presenting current collaborative projects of the Ethnologisches Museum will be presented and discussed.

All films will be shown in the original version with English subtitles.

The detailed festival program as PDF.

Program May 18

11:00 a.m.
Welcome by Regina Knapp

11:10 a.m.
Amithab Joshi | Have You Seen My Gods
Nepal/USA, 2025

12:25 pm
Lani Cupchoy | Oceanbone
USA, 2025

1:30 pm
Emil Hvidfeldt | Dragging Chains (Student Film)
Denmark/Grenada, 2024

14:15
Paul Basu | Ichi: Marks In Time
Nigeria, 2023

16:00
Kira Jääskeläinen | Northern Travelogues
Finland, 2019

5:05 pm
Deepak Tolange | Shiva Linga: A Visual Quest
Germany/Nepal, 2025

17:45
Hajooj Kuka | Reclaiming Nuba Images
Germany/Sudan, 2026

6:50 pm
Panel discussion
Participants: Jean-Michel Kibushi, Emil Hvidtfeldt, Paul Basu, Lani Cupchoy, Tarisi Vunidilo, Amitabh Joshi, Deepak Tolange, Sophia Bokop, Hajooj Kuka, Paola Ivanov

20:00
Jean-Michel Kibushi | Mbako Trial: Myth And Reality
Congo, 2023

Program 19 May

14:00
COMUSE (Collaborative Museum)
Films and presentations

16:15
Paula Rodríguez Sickert | Relentless Memory
Chile/Argentina, 2024

6:30 pm
Shared Histories - Collaboration in Ethnographic Film
Book presentation with Louise von Plessen and Regina Knapp

tickets

May 18: Day ticket 10 euros, online booking recommended.
May 19: Free admission, no registration required.

Price information:

May 18: Day ticket 10 euros, online booking recommended. May 19: Free admission, no registration required.