• ROOTS GERMANIA

    ROOTS GERMANIA



ROOTS GERMANIA

by Mo Asumang

ROOTS GERMANIA

Germany | 2007

Synopsis
The journey of the afro-german Mo Asumang started when she first heard the song that called for her murder “This bullet is for you, Mo Asumang” sang by the Neonaziband “White Aryan Rebels”. Instead of hiding Mo was driven by her desire to overcome her fears and to find out where this hate against Migrants and where Racism comes from. So she took her courage in both hands and meets Neonazis. She meets them in a prison as well as surrounded by 3000 Neonazis at a Nazirally and make a historical interview with Jürgen Rieger, one of the leaders of the rightwing scene. An intimate look into her family History makes clear how deep racism has already touched the lifes of her German Mother and Ghanaian Father.

On her search for Identity, Mo even follows the advice of the Neonazis to “Go back where you came from!” But in Ghana she is seen as a white person.

Roots Germania is a riskily Roadmovie between questioning pseudo-germanic ideas of right wing populists and finding Identity and self-confidence as a AFRO - GERMAN.

In the end Mo dares the confrontation with the leader of the Neonaziband.
Festivals/Awards
2010 Deutsch-Chinesisches Dokfilmforum, China - Shanghai
2009 Écrans Noir, Jaoundé/ Kamerun - Jaounde
2009 Dockanema, DokFilmfestival Mozambique - Maputo
2008 achtung berlin - new berlin film award - Berlin
2008 rwanda film festival, Rwanda - Kigali
2007 Hamburger Filmfest - Hamburg
2007 Kasseler Dokfest - Kassel
Cast and Crew
  • Director Mo Asumang
  • Screenwriter Mo Asumang
  • Director of Photography Felix Leiberg
  • Editor Beatrice Babin, Karin Nowarra
Original Languages

German

English

German

Production Company
MA Motion Filmproduktions GmbH
Gneisenaustr. 58, 10961 Berlin

Fax: +49 30 51054061

mail@ma-motion.de
http://www.mo-asumang-management.com
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