Familiar Places

Decolonize! e.V. supports the film team to realize the shooting in Ghana.

Ghana is the place of origin of Akosua's father. Her search for belonging leads the film team therefore to the capital Accra. The film is a reflection on identity and the representation of migration stories. This narrative is thus only whole if it is traced in all the places that are relevant to the protagonist Akosua: Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Accra. Due to the Corona Pandemic, travel… Mehr anzeigen

FAMILIAR PLACES aims to contribute to the empowerment of womxn and Black / PoC womxn in the film industry, to make migration stories visible and to reflect diversity.

In Germany, about a quarter of the population has a so-called migration background. However, the film is not only aimed at all those people who themselves know multiple affiliation and related issues. It is also aimed at those who are concerned with migration, feminism, and questions of belon… Mehr anzeigen

By supporting the trip to Accra, you are making a significant contribution to the making of the film.

You are also contributing to the empowerment of womxn and Black/PoC womxn in the film industry. You are promoting their visibility in front of the camera and increasing the visibility and representation of migration stories as well as diversity in the film landscape.

The film team, made up entirely of womxn, aims to complete the filming in Ghana later this … Mehr anzeigen

With the funds available so far, the filming in Germany can be realized; however, this does not allow for a shooting trip to Ghana. This filming trip is essential for the content of this project, as shooting in Germany can only depict part of the reality of life of the Ghanaian-German protagonist. Therefore, if the funding is successful, the money will be used for the plane tickets, visa, corona tests, accommodation and board on location. It is important t… Mehr anzeigen

The film team consists - except for the childcare - exclusively of women*:

Clara Schmieder (Producer),
Antje F. Hoffmann (Producer),
Mala Reinhardt (Director),
Antonia Kilian (Cinematographer),
Pamela Akosua Twinwaah Amponsah (Protagonist),
Claudia Mattai del Moro (Sound),
Katharina Voß (Editor),
Laura Camila Sabogal Espinel (Editing Supervisor),
Anna Kühlein (Film Score),
Philip Crawford (Childcare)

It is important to the team that it is possible for the di… Mehr anzeigen