Becoming Black
In the 1960s, a white couple living in East Germany tells their dark-skinned child that her skin color is merely a coincidence. As a teenager, she accidentally discovers the truth. Years before, a group of African men came to study in a village nearby. Sigrid, an East German woman, fell in love with Lucien from Togo and became pregnant. But she was already married to Armin. The child is Togolese-East German filmmaker Ines Johnson-Spain. In interviews with Armin and others from her childhood years, she tracks the astonishing strategies of denial her parents, striving for normality, developed following her birth. What sounds like fieldwork about social dislocation becomes an autobiographical essay film and a reflection on themes such as identity, social norms and family ties, viewed from a very personal perspective.
Year: 2019
Genre: Documentary
Studio: ZDF, Kobalt Productions
Director: Ines Johnson-Spain
Cast: Ines Johnson-Spain, Armin Gundermann, Madeleine Papangou Johnson, Germaine Papangou Johnson, Geneviève Papangou Johnson, Irène Papangou Johnson
Crew: Ines Johnson-Spain (Writer), Anahita Nazemi (Producer), Ines Johnson-Spain (Director), Sebastian Winkels (Cinematography), Jean-Paul Bourelly (Music), Brooke Trezise (Sound Designer)
Runtime: 91 minutes
Release: Oct 09, 2019
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch, Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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