„African Perspectives »: AfricAvenir presents « Kolmanskop » by David Pupkewitz, Namibia/South Africa, 1983, 60mins
At 18h30. @FNCC. Entrance is 20,- Nam$. Supported by M-Net. With Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre and Africiné.
Français
Une jeune femme voyage avec son mari dans une ville namibienne désertée. La femme est sur les traces de son passés, pour comprendre les circonstances dans lesquelles sa grand-mère s’est trouvée embarquée dans un scandale sexuel avec son amant (esclave) noir.
Se déroulant dans une colonie minière allemande (devenu une ville fantôme), le film couvre deux périodes de l’histoire namibienne.
Un film de David Pupkewitz
Namibie / Afrique du Sud, 1983, Fiction, 60mins
avec Burt Caesar, James Donnelly, Paul Herzberg, Glen Morris.
Ecrit et Produit par Marsha Levin.
Tags: Afrique australe, histoire namibienne, relations interraciales, esclavage, histoire.
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ENG
AfricAvenir and FNCC, with support of M-Net presents
Kolmanskop (NAM/SA), by David Pupkewitz, from 1983.
Directed by David Pupkewitz in 1983, the 60-Minute film « Kolmanskop » is set in an old German mining settlement in colonial SouthWestAfrica, now a ghost town in Namibia.
The film covers two time periods in Namibian history. It opens with a young woman travelling with her husband to a deserted Namibian town, the young woman is on a journey to retrace her past, to understand the circumstances of her grandmother involvement in a sexual scandal involving her black lover, the servant of the house.
The film, shot when Namibia and Namibians where fighting for Independence, clearly takes sides and supports the struggle for liberation from colonial oppression and Apartheid through the medium of film.
Directed by David Pupkewitz
Written and Produced by Marsha Levin
Namibia/South Africa, 1983, Fiction, 60mins, Drama, English
With Burt Caesar, James Donnelly, Paul Herzberg, Glen Morris.
Pupkewitz who was born in the disputed territory, the film is written and produced by his wife Marsha Levin, a Capetonian. Set in an old German mining settlement, now a ghost town – the film covers two time periods in Namibian history.
Keywords: South West Africa; Namibian history; interracial relationships; slave story.
On Wednesday, 12. March 2014, 18h30
At the FNCC, Entrance 20,- Nam$
The Screening is made possible by the support of M-Net.
[Time : Horaire]
18:30 (6:30 PM)
[Where / Où ]
Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC)
118 Robert Mugabe Avenue PO BOX 11622, Windhoek, Namibia
Programmer/Programmateur :
Hans-Christian Mahnke
Se déroulant dans une colonie minière allemande (devenu une ville fantôme), le film couvre deux périodes de l’histoire namibienne.
Un film de David Pupkewitz
Namibie / Afrique du Sud, 1983, Fiction, 60mins
avec Burt Caesar, James Donnelly, Paul Herzberg, Glen Morris.
Ecrit et Produit par Marsha Levin.
Tags: Afrique australe, histoire namibienne, relations interraciales, esclavage, histoire.
____________
ENG
AfricAvenir and FNCC, with support of M-Net presents
Kolmanskop (NAM/SA), by David Pupkewitz, from 1983.
Directed by David Pupkewitz in 1983, the 60-Minute film « Kolmanskop » is set in an old German mining settlement in colonial SouthWestAfrica, now a ghost town in Namibia.
The film covers two time periods in Namibian history. It opens with a young woman travelling with her husband to a deserted Namibian town, the young woman is on a journey to retrace her past, to understand the circumstances of her grandmother involvement in a sexual scandal involving her black lover, the servant of the house.
The film, shot when Namibia and Namibians where fighting for Independence, clearly takes sides and supports the struggle for liberation from colonial oppression and Apartheid through the medium of film.
Directed by David Pupkewitz
Written and Produced by Marsha Levin
Namibia/South Africa, 1983, Fiction, 60mins, Drama, English
With Burt Caesar, James Donnelly, Paul Herzberg, Glen Morris.
Pupkewitz who was born in the disputed territory, the film is written and produced by his wife Marsha Levin, a Capetonian. Set in an old German mining settlement, now a ghost town – the film covers two time periods in Namibian history.
Keywords: South West Africa; Namibian history; interracial relationships; slave story.
On Wednesday, 12. March 2014, 18h30
At the FNCC, Entrance 20,- Nam$
The Screening is made possible by the support of M-Net.
[Time : Horaire]
18:30 (6:30 PM)
[Where / Où ]
Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC)
118 Robert Mugabe Avenue PO BOX 11622, Windhoek, Namibia
Programmer/Programmateur :
Hans-Christian Mahnke
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