

The Invention of Racism in Color
2023, German. Directed by Michael Mueller-Erdorf.
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.
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- 0h 52m
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- Language
- German
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- Released
- 3 May 2023
- Original title
- Die Erfindung des Rassismus in Farbe
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Michael Mueller-Erdorf, Jens Jäger
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Who directed The Invention of Racism in Color?
The Invention of Racism in Color (2023) was directed by Michael Mueller-Erdorf and stars Josef Tratnik, Birgitt Fleck, Robert Steudtner.