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Films
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Directors
“Mekonen, Solomon”
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Year of production
“2018”
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short films
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films available on demand
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Region
North and Northeast Africa
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Western Europe
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Country
Ethiopia
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Germany
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Keywords
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
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Migration
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Race / Racism / Antiracism
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Reflexivity
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Directors
Mekonen, Solomon
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Series
Decolonising Shorts
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Country of production
Germany
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Year of production
2018
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Film
Emails to My Little Sister
2018
35
‘
Directed by
Solomon Mekonen
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An autoethnographic phenomenology of blackness in Berlin via Ethiopia. The film explores the historical and ongoing relationship between the so-called West and Africa. A brother who lives north of the Mediterranean and a sister south of it discover what that relationship entails and how it affects and shapes their lives. This film is part of the collected DVD entitled "Decolonising". Please click on the "Decolonising shorts" button above for the complete list of films included in the collection.
Western Europe
North and Northeast Africa
Migration
Race / Racism / Antiracism
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Reflexivity