Togoland Projections

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Togoland Projections (2024)

Directed by Jürgen Ellinghaus

Documentary · 1h 36m

Following in the footsteps of the Hamburg film director Hans Schomburgk who travelled through the German colony of Togo from Lomé to the north with his companion and actress Meg Gehrts in 1913, Jürgen Ellinghaus screens the footage shot then at its locations in modern-day Togo. Schomburgk’s affirmative images show slave labour, humiliation and the arrogance of the colonial power. The material is contrasted by Gehrts’ romanticising diary entries and other colonial reports which often testify to a horrifying coldness.

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Crew

Director
Jürgen Ellinghaus

Details

Original title
Togoland Projektionen
Release date
2024-11-28
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German, English, French
Countries
France, Germany, Togo