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201991 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Becoming Black

201991 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

A biracial woman confronts her identity as the daughter of a white East German mother and an African father in 1960s East Germany.

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Ines Johnson-Spain

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A biracial woman confronts her identity as the daughter of a white East German mother and an African father in 1960s East Germany.

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Ines Johnson-Spaindirector

Ines Johnson-Spainwriter

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Madeleine Papangou Johnsoncast

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Ines Johnson-Spain reflects on her biracial identity in 1960s East Germany. She is the daughter of Sigrid, a white woman, and Lucien, an African student from Togo. Her birth results from Sigrid's secret relationship with Lucien while she was married to Armin. Through interviews with Armin and others, Johnson-Spain discusses the family dynamics and denial strategies her parents used to create a sense of normalcy in a racially homogeneous society.

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