A short montage from 20 US mainstream films, with all the roles dubbed into German by the same voice actress (Regina Lemnitz). In each sequence, the characters, played by Black actresses and actors, address the act of speaking or the voice itself: I have to talk to you. You’d be surprised what we’re all talking about. I’d like to finish telling my story, if that’s okay with you! 30 cardboard cards are placed on six aluminium rails fixed to the wall. The cards show the original English quotations from the video loop.
An article in Britain’s The Times newspaper about Yasmine Modestine’s fight against racism in the French dubbing industry in 2009 prompted research into dubbing and casting practices in Germany. The stereotyping inherent in terms of visual imagery is taken to a new level by the dubbing process. The dubbing industry exposes its racism when Blackness and womanhood are grouped into one category that can be covered by a single (white) voice.

Discussion on 4th April 2025 | 3 pm | Superraum
In conversation with Michaela Wünsch, the artist Kerstin Honeit takes a deeper look at cinematic translation practices. They will, in this context, discuss both the stereotyping of mainstream film and artistic moving image strategies of ambiguity and denial.

Tickets for the discussion are available here.

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Tue. 2 – 5:30 p.m.
Wed. – Thu. 12 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Fri. – Sat. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sun. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.