Togoland Projections (2024)

Following in the footsteps of the Hamburg film director Hans Schomburgk who travelled through the German colony of Togo from Lomé to the north with his companion and actress Meg Gehrts in 1913, Jürgen Ellinghaus screens the footage shot then at its locations in modern-day Togo. Schomburgk’s affirmative images show slave labour, humiliation and the arrogance of the colonial power. The material is contrasted by Gehrts’ romanticising diary entries and other colonial reports which often testify to a horrifying coldness.

Released Nov. 28, 2024 96 min 13+

Genres: Documentary

Watch Providers: OVID

Country: Germany
Production Countries: Germany, France, Togo
Languages: German, English, French