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The Invention of Racism in Color

Die Erfindung des Rassismus in Farbe

Release: 2023-05-03·Runtime: 52m·★ 6.2
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

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.

Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

WDR
ARTE
Zeitsprung Pictures