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The Invention of Racism in Color

2023 · 52 min

Documentary · History · TV Movie

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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.

Crew

  • Director Michael Mueller-Erdorf
  • Writer Jens Jäger
  • Writer Michael Mueller-Erdorf
  • Director of Photography Martin Kießling

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Intermission

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