Pages in the dream factory

Name: Pages in the dream factory
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Theodor Michael, Werner Egiomue, Juliana Michael, Elisabeth Morton

"Black extras in German Cinema"Movie

StarringTheodor MichaelWerner EgiomueJuliana Michael

DirectorAnnette von Wangenheim

NR 45 minDocumentary

Plot

Until 1942 around 100 German propaganda films were made, that were set in Africa. They were produced in Germany, with Black Germans and Africans living in Germany. Who were these Black extras and how did they come to Germany? Why did they work in film-making? Which roles did they play and what messages did they send? What were their daily experiences as Black people during the Weimar Republic and the Nazi Regime?

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