Pages in the dream factory
Black extras in German Cinema
45 mins
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?
Susanne Erbacher
Producer
Beate Schlanstein
Writers' Production
Angelika Thelen
Producer
Krzysztof Meyer
Music
Annette von Wangenheim
Director
Hans Gal
Music
Ulrich Prinz
Camera Technician
Paulette Reed-Anderson
Consulting Producer
Angela Oechler
Editor
Eberhard Honigmacher
Producer
Ernst Krenek
Music