Synopsis
On May 15th we will present this film as a double feature:The film IF OBJECTS COULD SPEAK will be followed by the panel discussion WHAT WOUL YOU ANSWER?
Of course you can watch the film anytime and access the panel on Saturday with the same ticket.
IF OBJECTS COULD SPEAK
A mysterious wooden object from Kenya is stored in the Linden Museum in Stuttgart. All that is known about its origin is that it was entered in the inventory book in 1903. Why doesn't the museum know more about it? This does not seem to be unusual in Europe: Countless non-European objects are hidden away in depots and have never been exhibited. Their existence is therefore known neither to the local public nor to the societies of origin.
Two young filmmakers, he from Kenya, she from Germany, want to find out more about this object. Since it is not possible to take the physical object with them, they create a 3D digital copy and go with us on an adventurous journey with an open end. They get access to the archive in Stuttgart but no access to the museum in Nairobi. They encounter angry youths in the streets of Nairobi and skeptical but knowledgeable old people in the villages of the Kikuyus. They find out a lot - both about the object and about our common history and ongoing relationship as Kenyans and Germans. (deepl)
Nominated for African Movie Academy Award 2020
WHAT WOULD YOU ANSWER?
Only as live stream on Saturday, May 15h.
Film starts at 2 pm CEST
Panel starts around 2:30 pm CEST
It is estimated that more than 90% of Africa´s material heritage left the continent during colonial times. Hence, for over 100 years objects have been stored in German and European museums. How can both sides approach these objects? How can we all deal with this?
A panel discussion with the young filmmakers from Kenya and Germany, professionals from museums of both countries and a young woman from Kenya who is demanding the restitution of her family´s objects from Germany.
Participants:
His Majesty Haye Dr. Makorani-a-Mungase VII, King of the Pokomo people and official custodian of the Ngaji, the Sacred Drum
George Juma Ondeng´, anthropologist at the National Museums of Kenya, project manager of the Kenyan-German International Inventories Program
Dr. Sandra Ferracuti, anthropologist at the University of Rome and former curator of the Africa collection at the Linden-Museum Stuttgart, Germany
Saitabao Kaiyare, director of IF OBJECTS COULS SPEAK
Elena Schilling, director of IF OBJECTS COULS SPEAK
Moderation: Carsten Stark
