• AUDRE LORDE – THE BERLIN YEARS 1984 to 1992

    AUDRE LORDE – THE BERLIN YEARS 1984 to 1992



  • AUDRE LORDE – THE BERLIN YEARS 1984 to 1992

    AUDRE LORDE – THE BERLIN YEARS 1984 to 1992



AUDRE LORDE – THE BERLIN YEARS 1984 to 1992

by Dagmar Schultz

AUDRE LORDE – THE BERLIN YEARS 1984 to 1992

Germany | 2011 | 84:00 min

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Documentary
Synopsis
Audre Lorde’s incisive, often-angry, but always brilliant writings and speeches defined and inspired the US-American feminist, lesbian, African-American, and women of color movements of the 1970s and 1980s.
AUDRE LORDE – THE BERLIN YEARS 1984 to 1992 documents an untold chapter of Lorde's life: her influence on the German political and cultural scene during a decade of profound social change, a decade that brought about the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film explores the importance of Lorde's legacy, as she encouraged Afro-Germans - who at that time had no name or space for themselves - to make themselves visible within a culture that until then had kept them isolated and silent. It chronicles Lorde’s empowerment of Afro-German women to write and to publish, as she challenged white women to acknowledge the significance of their white privilege and to deal with difference in constructive ways. The film includes previously unreleased archive material as well as present-day interviews which explore the lasting influence of Lorde’s ideas on Germany and the impact of her work and personality.
For the first time, Dagmar Schultz's personal archival video- and audio-recordings reveal a significant part of the private Audre Lorde as well as her agenda - to rouse Afro-Germans to recognize each other. 2012 marks the 20-year anniversary of Audre Lorde’s passing.


The DVD has 70mins of special features including Audre reading her poetry and reflecting on her work, meeting with South African author and activist Ellen Kuzwayo, an interview with Dagmar Schultz, a music clip by Corasón, whose music is in the film, and many more scenes of Audre Lorde in Berlin. The film has subtitles in German, English, French and Spanish!

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Festivals/Awards
2012
Berlinale / PANORAMA
Fringe Film Festival, London UNITED KINGDOM
Torino LGBT Film Festival, Torino ITALY
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, Seattle, WA USA
Frameline LGBT Film Festival San Francisco
Philadelphia LGBT Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA USA
30 Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival—Outfest, Los Angeles, CA USA
Kino Watt Film Series: Black Star Festival, Philadelphia , PA USA
Michigan Women's Music Festival, Michigan USA
Queer Film Festival, Lisboa, Portugal ** Nomination for Best Documentary **
Berlin and Beyond Film Festival, Goethe-Institut, Castro Theater, San Francisco USA
Best Documentary - Barcelona Int. Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Elles tournent Festival de films de femmes, Bruxelles BELGIUM
Schwul-Lesbische Filmtage, Hamburg GERMANY
Some Prefer Cake Lesbian Film Festival Bologna, ITALY
Florence Queer Film Festival, Florence ITALY
Chéries Chéris LGBT Film Festival, Paris FRANC
PERLEN Queer Film Festival, Hannover Künstlerhaus, Hannover GERMANY E
Out On Film, Atlanta, Georgia USA
Africa in the Picture Film Festival, Amsterdam NETHERLANDS
Free Zone Human Rights, Belgrade SERBIA
Siren Nation Arts Film Festival, Portland, Oregon USA
Queering Roma, Rome ITALY
Bimovie 18 Frauenfilmfest, München GERMANY
L’ art pour L’action 5 (Art for Action) - lesbian activist festival, Novi Sad SERBIA
Münster-Queerstreifen (Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage), Münster GERMANY
Trenton International Film Festival, New Jersey USA
image+nation 25, Montréal CANADA
London Feminist Film Festival, London UNITED KINGDOM

2013
Pink Life Kuir Fest, Ankara TURKEY
Cinema Diverse, Palm Springs
Reel Sisters
Audience Ward Favorite Documentary - 16 Muestra Int. de Cine Realizado por Mujeres
2014
Best Documentary Audience Award - REELOUT QUEER FVF, Kingston, Canada

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2018 First Queer Film Festival, Khayelitsha, Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA a.o.
Cast and Crew
  • Director Dagmar Schultz
  • Director of Photography Dagmar Schultz, Michael Seidel, Ika Hügel-Marshall
  • Editor Aletta von Vietinghoff
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