Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984-1992
Seen it?2012 | 79 min | Documentary
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With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for people who love a true story told well. Expect to bring it up in conversation afterwards.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 1 hr 19 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Audre Lorde, the highly influential, award-winning African-American lesbian poet came to live in West-Berlin in the 80s and early '90s. She was the mentor and catalyst who helped ignite the Afro-German movement while she challenged white women to acknowledge and constructively use their privileges. With her active support a whole generation of writers and poets for the first time gave voice to their unique experience as people of color in Germany. This documentary contains previously unreleased audiovisual material from director Dagmar Schultz's archives including stunning images of Audre Lorde off stage. With testimony from Lorde's colleagues and friends the film documents Lorde's lasting legacy in Germany and the impact of her work and personality.
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- Reach & staying powerWeak
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- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dagmar Schultz
- Audre LordeSelf
- May AyimSelf
- Ika Hügel-MarshallSelf
- Ria CheatomSelf
- Katharina OguntoyeSelf