In 1913/14, adventure and documentary films were shot in the German colony of Togo that are still largely unknown today. Jürgen Ellinghaus travelled to the original film locations with a mobile cinema to explore the historical background of the film images and the effects of colonialism to this day together with the Togolese audience.
Premiere
36th International Filmfest Emden-Norderney, Germany
June 5, 2026 – 4:15 pm – Inselkino im Kurtheater, Norderney
June 6, 2026 – 7:00 pm – CineStar 6, Emden – in presence of the director
June 7, 2026 – 6:00 pm – CineStar 1, Emden
Strange objects stand around: on the beach, in the water, in the dunes. Technical and scientific terms accompany the measuring devices in the centre of the picture on a North Sea island. These constantly send out signals, as if they were communicating with each other.
January 2015
UTOPIA screenings in Missouri
Utopia will be screened in Missouri in cities of historic relevance to the story told in the documentary: on February 4, 2015 at 7 pm at the Stegton Regency Banquet Center (1450 Wall Street) in […]
November 2014
August 2014
UTOPIA exhibit in the US
The traveling exhibit “Utopia” reaches America. After a welcome ceremony in Baltimore on September 1, the exhibit will open at the German-American Heritage Museum in Washington DC on Septenber 6 at 4 pm. […]
June 2014
March 2014
UTOPIA exhibition opens in Bremen on April 5
The traveling exhibit “Utopia – Revisiting a German State in America” will be on display in Bremen, Germany, from April 5 to July 4, 2014 (accompanying events until July 13). The exhibit will then travel […]