The Invention of Racism in Color

52m
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
6.2

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.

Cast

Josef Tratnik
Voice Actor (voice)
Birgitt Fleck
Voice Actor (voice)
Robert Steudtner
Voice Actor (voice)

Crew

Michael Mueller-Erdorf
Director, Writer
Jens Jäger
Writer, Technical Advisor
Indra Misiaczyk-Oster
Editor
Martin Kießling
Director of Photography
Mathias Werth
Commissioning Editor
Michael Souvignier
Producer
Till Derenbach
Producer
Ninette Botha
Post Production Coordinator
Florian Meyer
Sound Designer, Sound Mixer
Len Reddemann
Production Manager
Wolfram Gumbert-Brewitt
Production Manager
Raphael Scriba
Unit Manager

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