Movie Description
Audre Lorde - Die Berliner Jahre 1984-1992
(2012)Overview
Audre Lorde, the highly influential, award-winning African-American lesbian poet came to live in West-Berlin in the 80s and early '90s. She was the mentor and catalyst who helped ignite the Afro-German movement while she challenged white women to acknowledge and constructively use their privileges. With her active support a whole generation of writers and poets for the first time gave voice to their unique experience as people of color in Germany. This documentary contains previously unreleased audiovisual material from director Dagmar Schultz's archives including stunning images of Audre Lorde off stage. With testimony from Lorde's colleagues and friends the film documents Lorde's lasting legacy in Germany and the impact of her work and personality.
Featured Crew
- Director : Dagmar Schultz
- Producer : Dagmar Schultz
- Writer : Aletta von Vietinghoff,Ika Hügel-Marshall,Ria Cheatom,Dagmar Schultz
- Editor : Aletta von Vietinghoff
- Cast : Audre Lorde,May Ayim,Ika Hügel-Marshall,Ria Cheatom,Katharina Oguntoye
Cast
Facts
Original TitleAudre Lorde - Die Berliner Jahre 1984-1992
Status Released
Release Information
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2012-03-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 19m
Homepagehttp://audrelorde-theberlinyears.com
Genres
- Documentary