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.
September 2007
“PETERCHEN´S MOON RIDE” in Hungary
Peter Roloff’s experimental fiction film will be screened at the International Film Festival of Lifestyle in Szolnok – October 8-14, 2007.
June 2007
ALL ABOUT TESLA – THE RESEARCH in Cannes
Michael Krause’s documentary “All About Tesla – The Research” had its Market Première at the Marché du Film in Cannes in May 2007.
May 2007
PETERCHEN’S MOON RIDE in Bremen
Filmbüro Bremen presents “Peterchen’s Moon Ride” and other short films by Peter Roloff. Kino Schauburg, May 24, 09:00 p.m.
April 2007
Première ALL ABOUT TESLA – THE RESEARCH
in Berlin, May 4th 2007 – 08:30 p.m. – “tesla” – Klosterstr. 68 – 10179 Berlin. Around 1900, Nikola Teslas vision was to transmit energy without wires so that everybody could have energy for free. […]
March 2007
Première “PETERCHEN´S MOON RIDE”
at Grenzlandfilmtage Selb, Germany, April 11 – April 15, 2007
Recommendation: NEULAND – première March 8
The new documentary by Holger Lauinger and Daniel Kunle. At Ballhaus Ost in Berlin, Pappelallee 16, 8:00 p.m. Hosted by www.sommer-republik.de