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The Invention of Racism in Color

202352 min 6.8 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

Between 1907 and 1909, Robert Lohmeyer (1879-1959), a German pioneer of color photography, traveled through the German colonies in Africa and portrayed their landscapes and native peoples in color for the first time, thus fulfilling a laudable purpose; but also laying the foundations for an enduring racist vision of the entire continent.

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Release / first air2023-05-03
Original languageDE
GenresDocumentary, History, TV Movie
DirectorMichael Mueller-Erdorf
WriterMichael Mueller-Erdorf
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionWDR, ARTE

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3 cast members
Josef TratnikJosef TratnikVoice Actor (voice)
Birgitt FleckBirgitt FleckVoice Actor (voice)
Robert SteudtnerRobert SteudtnerVoice Actor (voice)

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#photographic evidence#racism#african tribe#indigenous community#african village#racist stereotype#indigenous peoples#observational documentary#african colony#indigenous tribes#internalized racism#anti-indigenous racism#anti-first nations racism#photographic narrative​

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