The Invention of Racism in Color
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PlayBetween 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.
Cast: Josef Tratnik, Birgitt Fleck, Robert Steudtner
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The Invention of Racism in Color
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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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Michael Mueller-Erdorf
- Producers
- Michael Souvignier, Till Derenbach
- Studio
- WDR, ARTE, Zeitsprung Pictures
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