Screening and Discussion | ARTE Documentary on Africas forgotten history – who was Jan Conny? 15.04.26
When the Prussians laid claim to Ghana’s Gold Coast, this meant struggle, enslavement, and suffering for the majority of the population. But for one African man, it became an opportunity to gain power and wealth. What drove this man? Was Jan Conny, the legendary “Black Prussian,” a slave trader or a freedom fighter? ...more
Screening and Discussion | ARTE Documentary on Sudan |
Afrikaleidoscop meets ARTE 29.10.25
Since April 2023, Sudan has been torn apart by a bloody civil war over control of Africa’s third-largest country. More than 25 million people are facing hunger, and around 12 million have already been displaced. Hundreds of thousands have fled to the remote Nuba Mountains – a region without roads, mobile networks, and with almost no medical care. ...more
Screening and Discussion | ARTE Documentary on South Africa – Südafrikas Weg aus der Apartheid | 08.05.25
In their three-part documentary series “Free at Last: Unsolved Stories of Apartheid”, German: “Südafrikas Wege aus der Apartheid”, Dutch journalists Misha Wessel and Thomas Blom explore the horrors of apartheid and its long-term impact on South Africa. Together with a South African team led by award-winning (two BAFTA prices) director Xoliswa Sithole and production company Storyscope, they created an authentic portrayal, bringing a deeply rooted South African perspective and ensuring that black voices were heard not only as victims, but also with authority. ...more
Screening and Discussion | Stadt Land Kunst: Spezial Elfenbeinkünste 22.05.24
Um dem ständigen Druck in New York zu entkommen, reiste der afro-amerikanische Künstler Jean-Michel Basquiat in die Elfenbeinküste und begegnete einer immens reichen Kulturszene. Dort setzte er sich mit der afrikanischen Identität auseinander, die er für seine Kunst in den USA beansprucht. Der Film begibt sich unter anderem auf den Spuren des „enfant terrible” der Avant-garde-Szene. Eine Entdeckungsreise durch das westafrikanische Land, seine Kunst und Kultur ...more
Screening and Discussion | ARTE Documentary | Operation Afrika: DIE JAGD NACH DEN ROHSTOFFEN DER ZUKUNFT 18.12.24
For the fifth time, an event as part of the "AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE" event series will take place on December 18, 2024 at 7 pm. The Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth, in collaboration with the cultural TV station ARTE, invites you to a presentation of the documentary Operation Afrika: DIE JAGD NACH DEN ROHSTOFFEN DER ZUKUNFT (EN:"Operation Africa: The hunt for the resources of the future") followed by a discussion at Kulturhaus Neuneinhalb in Bayreuth. ...more
Screening and Discussion | Senegal: Von Paris Zurück nach Dakar 20.03.24
Zum dritten Mal findet am 20. März um 19.30 Uhr eine Veranstaltung im Rahmen der Eventreihe „AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE“ statt. Der Exzellenzcluster Africa Multiple der Universität Bayreuth lädt in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Kultursender ARTE zu einer Präsentation der Dokumentation „Senegal: Von Paris nach Dakar“ mit anschließender Diskussion ins Kulturhaus Neuneinhalb in Bayreuth. Die Veranstaltung wird aufgenommen und später unter "Events" auf der ARTE-Website zu sehen sein.. ...more
Afrikaleidoskop meets ARTE | YES WE CAN. Die Neue Schwarze Malerei - 14.06.2023
"AfriKaleidoscope" - the film program of the Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth - shows a film in cooperation with ARTE for the second time. On 14 June 2023 at 7pm, the Cluster will present a film premiere. ...more
Pressemitteilung: Universität Bayreuth, Pressemitteilung Nr. 076/2023 vom 06.06.2023
AfriKaleidoskop | Film screening - 25.01 - 26.01.2024
In January 2024, the Cluster’s event series “AfriKaleidoskop” will continue. Following the Cinema Africa 2024 film festival, further African films will be shown as part of AfriKaleidoskop. On January 25 and 26, three films will be screened at the Kulturhaus Neuneinhalb in Bayreuth with each presentation to be followed by an audience discussion.
AfriKaleidoskop is an event series of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence in which films with an African context are shown at irregular intervals. ...more
Afrikaleidoskop meets ARTE | Screening and Discussion: Raubkunst (looted art) in Benin City - 10.05.2023
The film program "AfriKaleidoscope" enters a new round. In 2023, the Cluster of Excellence "Africa Multiple" will again present a series of films that focus on various important topics of the African continent. In cooperation with ARTE, the European culture channel ...more
Film screening and talk with Afro-German director Ines Johnson-Spain - 27.09.2022
On 27 September 2022, the Afro-German director Ines Johnson-Spain will be a guest at the Cluster of Excellence "Africa Multiple" at the University of Bayreuth. ...more
Afrikaleidoskop - "Mariannes Noires" - 21.06.2021
Recent violence and growing nationalism in France have brought fierce debates about the country's identity to the forefront. In this documentary, seven different French-born women of African descent confront their own unique identities and challenge the expectations of French society.
AfriKaleidoskop - "Roots Germania" - 26.05.2021
On 26 May at 6 p.m. (CEST) the film and discussion series "Afrikaleidoskop" will present "Roots Germania” - a documentary by Mo Asumang on the search for identity for people of Colour born in Germany. Roots Germania" is an intense but always ironically humorous journey that not only leads to shedding a personal trauma brought about by prejudice, hatred and fear, but also a finding of home within oneself.
Afrikaleidoskop - "Afro.Deutschland" - 19.04.2021
On 19 April at 5 p.m. (CEST) the film and discussion series "Afrikaleidoskop" will present "Afro.Deutschland" - a documentary on people of color living in Germany. The filmmaker and journalist Jana Pareigis will join the audience afterwards to participate in a discussion on the topics of the film.
AfriKaleidoskop: Afro-Diasporic Brazilian Cinema, first session: "Raizes 2020" - 25.10.2021
In search of his roots, Kelton rescues his family's ancestry and is faced with the erasure of the history of the Brazilian black people. ...more
AfriKaleidoskop: Afro-Diasporic Brazilian Cinema, second session: "Egum 2019" - 22.11.2021
After years abroad due to his brother’s murder, a renowned journalist returns to his family’s home to take care of his mother, who suffers from an unknown illness. Late at night, he is visited by two strangers. As new events unfold leading him to suspect that something ...more
AfriKaleidoskop: Afro-Diasporic Brazilian Cinema, third session: "Chico Rei Entre Nós 2020" - 13.12.2021
Chico Rei was an enslaved Congolese king who freed himself and his subjects during the "Gold Cycle" in Minas Gerais. His story is the starting point to explore the various echoes of Brazilian slavery in the lives of black people today, understanding ...more
An Atlantic Adventure: Brazilian Film Series in Perspective - 24.01.2021
As part of its public engagement strategy the Cluster of Excellence created the event series "AfriKaleidoskop" in 2020 showing films on topics of the African diaspora. ...more
AfriKaleidoskop - die lange Filmnacht: One Evening, three movies - 15.01.2020
The film program "AfriKaleidoscope" enters a new round. In 2023, the Cluster of Excellence "Africa Multiple" will again present a series of films that focus on various important topics of the African continent. In cooperation with ARTE, the European culture channel ...more