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.
USA + Canada distribution: www.icarusfilms.com/if-togo
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At the end of the 19th century, the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ranked among the pioneers of the Art Nouveau movement. Virtually overnight, he became famous in Paris thanks to his posters of star actress Sarah Bernhardt. But at the height of his fame, Mucha left Paris to realise his lifetime project “The Slav Epic”. He worked on the monumental cycle of paintings for 18 years – only to meet fierce criticism upon completion.
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 […]
January 2014
ALPHONSE MUCHA in exhibition in Berlin
‘Mucha Mangy Mystery’ in the Bröhan Museum Berlin shows Susanna Boehm’s documentary ‘Alphonse Mucha – Art Nouveau Visionary’ until March 31, 2014. More about the exhibit here