CULTURE-ARAB SPRING: A Revolution Through the Lens
The Arab world is talking about a revolution; not just out on the streets but in films, in newspapers, in songs – using any means necessary to document events, expose the horrors of war and explore the...
View ArticleCULTURE-ARAB SPRING: A Revolution Through the Lens
The Arab world is talking about a revolution; not just out on the streets but in films, in newspapers, in songs – using any means necessary to document events, expose the horrors of war and explore the...
View ArticleGermany Grapples with Diversity
With a persistent undercurrent of discrimination against foreigners, ‘Gastarbeiter’ (guest workers) and citizens of colour, despite the fact that 20 percent of its population – roughly 16 million...
View ArticleA “Golden Age” for Native Cinema
Indigenous filmmakers and audiovisual artists worldwide are celebrating their growing visibility, as native voices and stories edge their way onto the big screen, gaining international recognition both...
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Bringing the Bridges Home
A soldier and an Afghan interpreter in a scene from the German film Inbetween Worlds. Credit: Wolfgang Ennenbach/Majestic.By Francesca DziadekBERLIN, Apr 23 2014 (IPS) As foreign forces withdraw slowly...
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Diversity and Inclusion for Empowering ‘People of Color’
Young inclusion leaders participating in a workshop session to discuss the setting up of a diversity and inclusion network for future leaders from among Germany’s ‘people of color’, Berlin 2014....
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Indigenous Storytelling in the Limelight
María Mercedes Coroy, first-time lead actress in ‘Ixcanul Volcano’, winner of the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 2015 Berlinale. The film, directed by Guatemalan Jayro Buscamante, emerged from a...
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Germany’s Asylum Seekers – You Can’t Evict a Movement
Refugees in Berlin defied a municipal eviction order in June 2014 with a nine-day hunger strike on the rooftop of a vacant school building using the slogan “You Can’t Evict a Movement” which today has...
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German Development Cooperation Piggybacks Onto Africa’s E-Boom
During re:publica 2015, Juliet Wanyiri (centre), illustrates a practical workshop organised by Foondi*, of which she is founder and CEO. Credit: re:publica/Jan ZappnerBy Francesca DziadekBERLIN, Jun 26...
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