Obenhausen International Short Film Festival on Tour: Made in Germany - Migration

The Goethe-Institut and The Bioscope are proud to screen three short film packages from the renowned Oberhausen Short Film Festival on three consecutive Wednesdays in September. Founded in 1954, the festival is one of the oldest film festivals in the world, and one of the most celebrated for short films. Curated by Deniz Sertkol, this special selection will bring Latin American experiences, German films focusing on migration, and a youth programme from around the world to Johannesburg.

SEE ALL THE SCREENINGS IN THE PROGRAM HERE

Made in Germany: Migration

This compilation, a selection of the best German short films of the last 15 years, deals with the living conditions of migrants in Germany today. In 1984 six Turkish citizens died in Duisburg-Wanheimerort in an arson attack. While the police quickly ruled out a racist background, from today's point of view there is a lot of circumstantial evidence to prove it. "Dunkelfeld" goes in search of clues and reopens the case. In the animatied film "Brand", an East German mayor and his family are met with a wave of hatred when he agrees to take in refugees. The essay film "ma nouvelle vie européenne" reflects on Europe's invisible borders from the perspective of Abou, a Malian refugee in Germany, making the camera a medium of self-empowerment.

In "Three Notes", Jeannette Gaussi artistically processes the few remaining photographs of her Afghan childhood. Finally, the playful "Moruk" shows the introverted Hakan and the fun-loving Murat hanging out in the Kreuzberg neighborhood. They meet daily, smoke pot, dream, philosophize and argue. When they are mistaken for dealers, they sometimes pull the unsuspecting ones off.