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202496 minPGdocumentary

Togoland Projections

202496 minPGdocumentary

In 1913, Hamburg film director Hans Schomburgk captured footage of slave labor and colonial arrogance in Togo, which is screened in modern-day locations.

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Jürgen Ellinghaus

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In 1913, Hamburg film director Hans Schomburgk captured footage of slave labor and colonial arrogance in Togo, which is screened in modern-day locations.

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Jürgen Ellinghausdirector

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Jürgen Ellinghaus screens footage taken by Hamburg film director Hans Schomburgk in the German colony of Togo in 1913. Schomburgk traveled from Lomé to northern Togo with actress Meg Gehrts. The film presents Schomburgk’s images of slave labor and colonial power while contrasting them with Gehrts’ diary entries, which romanticize their experiences. Other contemporary colonial reports further reveal the stark disparity between perception and reality.

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