Our Sister Angela - Black Power in the GDR

In the 1970s, an enthusiastic solidarity movement for Black civil rights activist Angela Davis emerges in communist East Germany. She attracts hundreds of thousands of people during her visits to the country. Co-director Katharina Warda tells this often-overlooked piece of Black East German history from her personal perspective. (Jascha Hannover)

Written and directed by - Katharina Warda and Jascha Hannover

Cinematographer - Raphael Beinder

Editor - Lena Hatebur

Producers - André Schäfer, Antonio D'Ambrosio, Mike Tyner

Production Companies - Florianfilm (DE) La Lutta (USA)

Broadcaster - ZDF/ARTE

Funded by - BKM, FFA, Filmstiftung NRW

Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, ZDF/ARTE

Pitch Awards - Best History pitch at SUNNYSIDE OF THE DOC

Archive award at DOKFEST MUNICH

Best pitch award at PROGRESS HISTORY SUMMIT

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