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Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984-1992
Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984-1992

Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984-1992

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Documentary

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Audre Lorde, the highly influential, award-winning African-American lesbian poet came to live in West-Berlin in the 80s and early '90s. She was the mentor and catalyst who helped ignite the Afro-German movement while she challenged white women to acknowledge and constructively use their privileges. With her active support a whole generation of writers and poets for the first time gave voice to their unique experience as people of color in Germany. This documentary contains previously unreleased audiovisual material from director Dagmar Schultz's archives including stunning images of Audre Lorde off stage. With testimony from Lorde's colleagues and friends the film documents Lorde's lasting legacy in Germany and the impact of her work and personality.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

79 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

03 March 2012

Country

Germany

Cast

Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde

Self

May Ayim

May Ayim

Self

Ika Hügel-Marshall

Ika Hügel-Marshall

Self

Ria Cheatom

Ria Cheatom

Self

Katharina Oguntoye

Katharina Oguntoye

Self

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