Darf man etwa nicht so egozentrisch sein und seine Erfahrungen für sich behalten? Diasporisches Erinnern an Fasia Jansen

Black people in futuristic costumes enter the picture one after the other and form a choir in front of the classicist villa in Schlosspark Glienecke. The park – located directly at the lake Wannsee in Berlin – is a historical marker of German history, reminiscent of colonial and fascist crimes as well as the balance of powers during the Cold War. The park is a memorial site, but it also conceals the continuous presence of diasporic bodies in Germany. Against this backdrop, the singers hold each other, tune in, and begin to sing. Their song vibrates, and their bodies touch. The majority Black choir practices to occupy the space with resistance and joy. The Fasia Jansen Ensemble interprets protest songs of the eponymous Black, queer, anti-fascist, and anti-capitalist resistance fighter and songwriter. Aline Benecke’s film intertwines the choir’s powerful performance with original vocal recordings of FASIA, connecting with the resistance fighter of the past and, through this, evoking the power of solidarity from a contemporary queer Black perspective.
feminist elsewheres presents the German cinema premiere of DARF MAN ETWA NICHT SO EGOZENTRISCH SEIN UND SEINE ERFAHRUNGEN FÜR SICH BEHALTEN? DIASPORISCHES ERINNERN AN FASIA JANSEN. (fe)

Screenings every hour between 2  and 8 pm.