Do Not Disturb
Togoland Projections takes us to the territory of the former German colony of Togo. We follow the film expedition of director Hans Schomburgk who shot documentary and adventure films there in 1913-191…
Do Not Disturb
Togoland Projections takes us to the territory of the former German colony of Togo. We follow the film expedition of director Hans Schomburgk who shot documentary and adventure films there in 1913-1914 and question Togo's colonial history. Shortly before the First World War, the German "Africa explorer" and film director Hans Schomburgk embarked on an unprecedented film expedition to West Africa to shoot adventure and documentary films in the exotic setting in the north of the then German colony of Togo. To this day, his films remain virtually unknown in Togo. Guided by the report of the actress Meg Gehrts, we travel more than a century later with a mobile cinema to original locations of Schomburgk's film adventures. Together with Togolese viewers, we question the film images regarding their historical background and the effects of colonialism. What do they show, what do they conceal about "Togoland", which at the time was praised as the "model colony" of the German Empire? And how will we deal with colonial film footage in the future?
Do Not Disturb
Drama,Horror,Thriller
Film Details
Togoland Projections takes us to the territory of the former German colony of Togo. We follow the film expedition of director Hans Schomburgk who shot documentary and adventure films there in 1913-1914 and question Togo's colonial history. Shortly before the First World War, the German "Africa explorer" and film director Hans Schomburgk embarked on an unprecedented film expedition to West Africa to shoot adventure and documentary films in the exotic setting in the north of the then German colony of Togo.
To this day, his films remain virtually unknown in Togo. Guided by the report of the actress Meg Gehrts, we travel more than a century later with a mobile cinema to original locations of Schomburgk's film adventures. Together with Togolese viewers, we question the film images regarding their historical background and the effects of colonialism.
What do they show, what do they conceal about "Togoland", which at the time was praised as the "model colony" of the German Empire? And how will we deal with colonial film footage in the future?.