The Empty Grave
Synopsis
THE EMPTY GRAVE is a compelling German-Tanzanian collaboration by kurhaus production and Kijiweni Productions, directed by Agnes Lisa Wegner and Cece Mlay. The film follows the emotional journey of two Tanzanian families in search of their stolen ancestors. Their quest leads them to Germany, where tens of thousands of skulls and bones from former German colonies are stored in museum depots — a haunting legacy of colonial plunder in the early 20th century, taken for racist research and as macabre trophies. Set in the present, the film unveils the enduring traces and traumas inflicted by colonial crimes on families and communities.Festivals/Awards
202474 BERLINALE Special
nominated Roman Brodmann Award
39 DOK.fest Munich
21 Millenium Docs Against Gravity
11 dokKa Karlsruhe, Germany
21 Africa FF Cologne
Cast and Crew
- Director Agnes Lisa Wegner, Cece Mlay
Production Company
kurhaus production Film & Medien GmbHFremersbergstr. 77a, 76530 Baden-Baden
Phone: +49 7221 3021906
Fax: +49 7221 3021909
office@kurhausproduction.dehttp://www.kurhausproduction.de
Links / Reference
www.FB.com/kurhausproduction
DISTRIBUTION Germany
Salzgeber & Co. Medien GmbH
info@salzgeber.de
salzgeber.de/dasleeregrab