Feminist Weekender and Blonde Cobra, who will screen “In Search…” online from 24.-26.7.20 made a “Zoom-Interview” with the two filmmakers.
“In Search…” online 24.-26.7.20
Screening in Bonn
“In Search…” is likely to be screened in Bonn (Germany) in cooperation with Soroptimist International – Club Bonn, on Okt. 13th, if CoVid19 “allows”.
Unfortunately the screening has – due to CoVid19 – to be resceduled to beginning of 2021 – sorry!
More information about venue etc. will follow as soon as possible.
A new critic / portrait about In Search… / Beryl Magoko
A new critic about “In Search…” / portrait of Beryl Magoko in German by
Ebba Hagenberg- Miliu was published in Bonner Generalanzeiger on June, 5th 2020. Look for:
“Genitalbeschneidung: Verstümmelung von Körper und Seele” at
https://ebba-hagenberg-miliu.jimdosite.com/texte-fotos/
or find it here.
“In Search…” wakes up from ‘Corona hibernation’
“In Search …” will be screened in more German/European cities after ‘Corona hibernation’. More information will be available here soon.
Maybe even more important: We want to screen “In Search…” – with mobile cinema traveling to the remote areas – in countries and regions where FGM is still practised. For that we want to start with a pilot project in Kenya.
Later on – hopefully – the film will be screened in most of the relevant counties. Therefore different language versions of “In Search…” have to be made with voice over due to the fact, that a part of the audience will not be able to read the subtitels.
All this will need a lot of resources. Therefore we look for donors and partners – also partners in the countries where the film will be screened.
More information will follow.
If you are interessted and/or willing to support us, please get in contact with us!
Docs del Mes Award at Docs Barcelona 2020
“In Search…” (span. title Womanhood) received the Docs del Mes Award at Doc Barcelona 2020 on 31.5.2020.
The award is an audience award which is given to the most appreciated film, being screened in the last year in ‘Docs del Mes’, which is traveling through many spanish cities.
A critic from Júlia Costa (Barcelona)
“In Search…” received its 20th award!
On 9.3.20 “In Search…” was awarded “Best documentary” at the “Celebrating Womanhood Festival” in Kampala (Uganda)
Phibie Ntandy took the award on behalf of Beryl Magoko and Jule Katinka Cramer
“In Search…” in Huesca (Spain)
“In Search…” von Vision Kino für Schulunterricht empfohlen
Sabine Kögel-Popp schreibt in Vision Kino:
… Ausgehend von Beryls autobiographischer Geschichte, die aufzeigt, wie sie sich nach und nach aus ihren emotionalen Konflikten zu lösen versucht, kann im Unterricht über die körperlichen und seelischen Auswirkungen der „Female Genital Mutilation“ (FGM) informiert und diskutiert werden. Neben den offenen Äußerungen betroffener Frauen, die im Film zu Wort kommen, kann ein besonderes Augenmerk auf Beryls Gespräche mit ihrer Mutter gelegt werden, durch die klar wird, wie Generationen von Frauen aufgrund kultureller Traditionen der Grausamkeit einer Genitalverstümmelung ausgesetzt waren und auch heute noch vielfach sind. Dadurch kann im Unterricht eine Sensibilität für das Recht von Frauen auf Unversehrtheit und Würde geweckt sowie eine politische und gesellschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit der Thematik angeregt werden.
Two awards on two consecutive days
“In Search…” received on 28.2.20 a “Sonderpreis” (Special Prize) at the SI STAR-Filmpreis in Berlin and a “Mention Speciale” at the Film femme Afrique Festival in Dakar (Senegal) on Saturday 29.2.20
More screenings in German cinemas
Weitere Vorführungen von “In Search…” in deutschen Kinos
Beryl Magoko wird in Düsseldorf am 8.3. und in Frankfurt am 12.5.20 anwesend ein
“In Search…” in Luxembourg
“In Search…” will be screened in the Cinémathèque en Luxembourg on Monday 2nd of March 2020
A review from Scotland
Jennie Kermode reviewed ” In Search…” on 22.02.20 for ‘Eye for film’
“In Search…” at Festival Filmes Femmes Afrique
“In Search…” will be screened at Festival Filmes Femmes Afrique in Dakar (Senegal) on 24.2.20
Jule Katinka Cramer will be present!