Films by Philine Von Düszeln

Germany 2023, 90 min
by Felix Meyer-Christian

The Afro-German actor Helen Wendt explores her family history and her identity between the GDR, Mozambique and West Berlin. In an essayistic approach, the film also follows members of independence movements in Mozambique, South Sudan, Great Britain, Catalonia and Bavaria, asking what it means for people to fight for their freedom. What does independence truly mean and how do colonialism and racism, the causes of many independence movements, define the world to this day?While learning more about