We cordially invite you to the screening of Familiar Places by Mala Reinhardt!

Akosua is queer, Ghanaian-German, polyamorous, and wants to have a child. She moves between three cities: Berlin, where she mainly lives and is with Nana; Düsseldorf, where she grew up and where her parents live; and Accra, where she wants to build a life, potentially with her Ghanaian partner Isaac. For three years, her best friend and director of the film, Mala Reinhardt, accompanies Akosua on her journey and also appears in front of the camera herself.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Mala Reinhardt, moderated by Jules Bieber (curator of begehrt! IFFF Dortmund+Köln).

Familiar Places
Director: Mala Reinhardt
DE 2024 | Documentary | 94′

The film will be shown in its original version with subtitles.

Free admission.

March 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Fimforum NRW, Bischofsgartenstraße 1, 50667 Cologne

For the »ifs Begegnung« Gender & Diversity program, ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln and Internationales Frauen Film Fest Dortmund+Köln have collaborated to raise awareness of the work of female directors in the cultural sector and at film schools by combining their synergies. In order to stimulate discussion on the subject of gender and diversity, selected feature and documentary films as well as experimental works are regularly screened, and their makers introduced in a subsequent discussion.

A cooperation with ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln and IFFF Dortmund+Köln as part of the Filmforum NRW e.V.