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FOUNTAINHEAD® TANZ THEATRE
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April 2011

Production & Direction
FOUNTAINHEAD® TANZ THEATRE
THE COLLEGIUM - FORUM & TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN
in association with
CULTURAL ZEPHYR e.V.

present

XXVI. Black International Cinema Berlin 2011
http://www.black-international-cinema.com/BIC11/bic_11.htm

A COMPLEXION CHANGE - Transnational & Intercultural Diplomacy

in cooperation with / in Kooperation mit der
Commissioner for Integration, District Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin
Integrationsbeauftragten des Bezirks Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin

May 4-8, 2011

RATHAUS SCHÖNEBERG (City Hall)
Kinosaal (cinema) & Bibliothek (library)
John-F.-Kennedy-Platz 1
10825 Berlin, Germany

Admission is without charge / Der Eintritt ist frei

"....We Have A Dream and Still We Rise...."

German Commission for UNESCO, Bonn
"A COMPLEXION CHANGE 2009-2011 is an International Media Project with a very contemporary and innovative approach. It aims at contributing to the strengthening of international understanding, peace and friendship among peoples. It promotes intercultural dialogue in the spirit of the ideals and aims of UNESCO..."
Christine M. Merkel,
Head of the Division for Culture and Memory of the World at the German Commission for UNESCO, Bonn

Deutsche UNESCO Kommission, Bonn
"A COMPLEXION CHANGE 2009-2011 ist ein internationales Medienprojekt mit einer sehr zeitgenössischen und innovativen Herangehensweise. Es strebt danach, einen Beitrag zur Stärkung des internationalen Verständnisses, des Friedens und der Freundschaft zwischen den Völkern zu leisten. Es fördert den interkulturellen Dialog im Sinne der Ideale und Bestrebungen der UNESCO..."
Christine M. Merkel,
Referentin für Kultur und Kommunikation der Deutschen UNESCO-Kommission in Bonn

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"I extend my congratulations to the organizers of Black International Cinema Berlin, a cultural highlight which is unique Germany-wide."
Gabriele Gün Tank Commissioner for Integration of the district Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin/Germany

"Mein Dank geht an die Organisatorinnen und Organisatoren von Black International Cinema Berlin, ein kulturelles Highlight, welches deutschlandweit einmalig ist."
Gabriele Gün Tank Integrationsbeauftragte des Bezirks Tempelhof-Schönberg, Berlin/Germany

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FESTIVAL PROGRAM
http://www.black-international-cinema.com/BIC11/bic_11.htm

Wednesday, May 4 (Bibliothek/Library)
6 pm / 18.00 Uhr

Opening Ceremonies
Presenters
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, co-founder/producer/publisher/director
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre / Black International Cinema Berlin /
The Collegium – Forum & Television Program Berlin / Cultural Zephyr e.V.

Representative of the Embassy of the United States of America, Berlin

Filmmakers

Guests

Adrian Shepard, Butoh Dance

Wednesday, May 4 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
8 pm / 20.00 Uhr

WOLF CALL
Director: Rob Underhill
Narrative, Color/B/W, 12 min.
USA 2010
English

STUBBORN AS A MULE!
Directors: Miller Bargeron Jr. & Arcelious J. Daniels
Documentary, Color, 43 min.
USA 2010
English

COLORED FRAMES
Director: Lerone D. Wilson
Documentary, Color, 56 min.
USA 2008
English

Wednesday, May 4 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
10.00 pm / 22.00 Uhr

AU NOM DU PÈRE, DE TOUS, DU CIEL /
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, OF US ALL, OF HEAVEN
Director: Marie-Violaine Brincard
Documentary, Color, 51 min.
France 2010
Kinyarwanda with English subtitles

ART + SOUL (Episode 1 - Home And Away)
Director: Warwick Thornton
Documentary, Color, 55 min.
Australia 2010
English and various Aboriginal languages with English subtitles

Thursday, May 5 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
4 pm / 16.00 Uhr

TREE OF FORGETTING
Directors: Dan Boord & Luis Valdovino
Documentary/Experimental, Color/B/W, 9 min.
USA 2009
English and Spanish with English subtitles

UNRAVELLING
Director: Kuldip Powar
Documentary, Color, 17 min.
UK 2008
Urdu with English subtitles

SOUL SANCTUARY
Director: D. Michael Cheers
Documentary, Color, 80 min.
USA 2010
English

Thursday, May 5 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
6 pm / 18.00 Uhr

BALLETOMANE
Director: Bradley Miles
Narrative, Color, 5 min.
USA 2010
English

BUENA SUERTE / GOOD LUCK
Director: Max Jubin
Narrative, Color, 10 min.
Denmark/Spain 2010
Spanish with English subtitles

FROM THE QUARTERS TO LINCOLN HEIGHTS
Director: Mark Oliver
Documentary, Color, 85 min.
USA 2010
English

Thursday, May 5 (Bibliothek/Library)
6.30 pm / 18.30 Uhr

Seminar Presentation
Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Abolish Deathpenalty Worldwide!
Gerechtigkeit für Mumia Abu-Jamal
Abschaffung der Todesstrafe weltweit!
Presenters: Siera, Jean-Theo Jost

Thursday, May 5 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
8 pm / 20.00 Uhr

THE AFTERLIFE
Director: Bradley Miles
Narrative, Color, 11 min.
USA 2010
English

PASSION – ENDSTATION KINSHASA / PASSION – LAST STOP KINSHASA
Directors: Jörg Jeshel & Brigitte Kramer
Documentary, Color/B/W, 90 min.
Germany 2010
English and French with English subtitles

Thursday, May 5 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
10 pm / 22.00 Uhr

CHAMELI
Directors: Ravindra Baral & Gene Semf
Narrative, Color, 100 min.
Nepal 1999
Nepalese with English subtitles

Friday, May 6 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
4 pm / 16.00 Uhr

ODEON: EL TIEMPO SUSPENDIDO / ODEON: TIME STOOD STILL
Director: Jo Graell
Documentary, Color, 29 min.
Spain 2010
Bulgarian with English subtitles

EMOVERE
Director: Albert Planell
Documentary, Color, 70 min.
Spain 2010
English, Spanish, Catalan with English subtitles

Friday, May 6 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
6 pm / 18.00 Uhr

REASON TO HOPE
Director: Regge Life
Documentary, Color, 45 min.
USA 2011
English

A CONVERSATION WITH OSCAR BROWN JR.
November 8, 1998, Berlin, Germany
"What´s wrong with this picture?"
Director: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith/Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre
Documentary, Color, 60 min.
Germany 1998
English

Friday, May 6 (Bibliothek/Library)
6.30 pm / 18.30 Uhr

Seminar Presentation
Strangers become friends – the difference between anonymous aid and personal cooperation / The importance of private grass-root-level initiatives for cultural exchange
Aus Fremden werden Freunde – der Unterschied zwischen anonymer Spende und persönlicher Kooperation / Die Bedeutung der privaten Basisarbeit für den kulturellen Austausch
Presenters: Andreas Frahn (Alpha-Aid) & Guests

Friday, May 6 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
8 pm / 20.00 Uhr

PERFORAR EL INSTANTE / PIERCING THE MOMENT
Director: Elisabet Prandi
Documentary/Experimental, Color, 19 min.
Spain 2009
Spanish and Catalan with English subtitles

NEW YORK DECALOGUE
Director: Malik Isasis
Narrative, Color/B/W, 82 min.
USA 2010
English and German with English subtitles

Friday, May 6 (Bibliothek/Library)
8.30 pm / 20.30 Uhr

Performance
OKBeat on Stage
Presenter: Rolf Gänsrich (OKBeat)
Guests/Gäste: Robby Maria & the silent revolution (Trio)
Sandra Steglich (Music)
Sarah Schirm (OKBeat Co-Moderator, Author)

Friday, May 6 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
10 pm / 22.00 Uhr

BLINDED BY LOVE
Director: Vandam Bui
Narrative, Color, 78 min.
USA 2009
English

Saturday, May 7 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
2.00 pm / 14.00 Uhr

AZADY BARAY IRAN / FREEDOM FOR IRAN
Director: Hossein Jehani
Documentary, Color, 30 min.
Iraq/Australia 2010
Kurdish with English subtitles

CHANGEMENT – L'histoire à travers les yeux des Guinéens /
THE CHANGE – History through Guinean's eyes
Director: Chiara Cavallazzi
Documentary, Color, 79 min.
Italy 2010
French with English subtitles

Saturday, May 7 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
4 pm / 16.00 Uhr

KONJORLLOE – Sehen und Verstehen / KONJORLLOE – Seeing is Believing
Director: Otu Tetteh
Documentary, Color, 34 min.
Germany/Liberia 2010
German and English with German subtitles

VICTIMES DE NOS RICHESSES / VICTIMS OF OUR RICHES
Director: Kal Touré
Documentary, Color/B/W, 60 min.
Mali/France 2008
English, French, Bambara with English subtitles

Saturday, May 7 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
6 pm / 18.00 Uhr

RECUERDOS DE UN MÚSICO CIEGO / MEMORIES OF A BLIND MUSICIAN
Directors: Galina Likosova & Hernán Humberto Restrepo
Documentary/Narrative, Color, 57 min.
Colombia 2007
Spanish with English subtitles

ART + SOUL (Episode 2 - Dreams And Nightmares)
Director: Warwick Thornton
Documentary, Color, 55 min.
Australia 2010
English and various Aboriginal languages with English subtitles

Saturday, May 7 (Bibliothek/Library)
6.30 pm / 18.30 Uhr

Musical Presentation
Suzuki Violin Group
John-F.-Kennedy-Schule, Berlin
Esther Freymadl, Musical Direction

Saturday, May 7 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
8 pm / 20.00 Uhr

TAKE TOO LONG
Director: Kwesi Davis
Animation, Color, 17 min.
USA 2010
English

JAMAICA FOR SALE
Director: Dr. Esther Figueroa
Documentary, Color, 84 min.
Jamaica 2009
English and Jamaican

Saturday, May 7 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
10 pm / 22.00 Uhr

HOW DO YOU TELL SOMEBODY THAT YOUR'RE HIV+?
Director: Hima B.
Documentary, Color, 14 min.
USA 2011
English

UNDERGROUND ARTS
Directors: Tania Raouf & Hossein Jehani
Documentary, Color, 30 min.
Australia/Iraq 2010
Kurdish with English subtitles

THE STARTLING TRUTH
Director: Ese Ovueraye
Documentary, Color, 71 min.
USA 2011
English

Sunday, May 8 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
4 pm / 16.00 Uhr

LA VERGÜENZA EN LOS TIEMPOS DES CÓLERA /
SHAME IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Director: Javier Arcos
Documentary, Color, 52 min.
Spain 2010
English, Spanish, Portuguese with English subtitles

KAMENGE NORTHERN QUARTERS
Directors: Manu Gerosa & Salva Muñoz
Documentary, Color, 58 min.
Burundi/Italy/Spain 2010
French, Kirundi and Italian with English subtitles

Sunday, May 8 (Bibliothek/Library)
4 pm / 16.00 Uhr

Seminar Presentation
Airport Tempelhof – International Meeting Place for the Pursuit for Freedom and Future
Flughafen Tempelhof – Internationaler Ort der Begegnung im Streben nach Freiheit und Zukunft
Presenters: "Tempelhof 42" – Manuel Helmboldt, Peter Klaussner, Hans-Jürgen Gomme,
Regina Gerschke, Margund Hinz, Martina Roth, Dieter Lehmann

Sunday, May 8 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
6 pm / 18.00 Uhr

ABIDJAN
Director: Alexander Etseyatse
Narrative, Color, 30 min.
USA 2010
English and French with English subtitles

ART + SOUL (Episode 3 - Bitter And Sweet)
Director: Warwick Thornton
Documentary, Color, 55 min.
Australia 2010
English and various Aboriginal languages with English subtitles

Sunday, May 8 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
8.00 pm / 20.00 Uhr

ALL ACCESS
Directors: Bashir Salahuddin & Diallo Riddle
Narrative, Color/B/W, 20 min.
USA 2010
English

FOUNDING FATHERS – "The Untold Story of Hip Hop"
Directors: Hassan Pore & Ron Lawrence
Documentary, Color, 79 min.
USA 2008
English

Sunday, May 8 (Kinosaal/Cinema)
10.00 pm / 22.00 Uhr

SABAR – Life Is A Dance!
Director: Chike C. Nwoffiah
Narrative, Color, 103 min.
USA 2009
English

program subject to change
April 9, 2011

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A COMPLEXION CHANGE
Transnational & Intercultural Diplomacy

"FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND?"
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre

Photographic Exhibition - Visual Documentation
Fotoausstellung - Visuelle Dokumentation

July 1 - August 31, 2011
Vernissage, July 1st, 7 pm

Foyer im Rathaus Schöneberg / Rathaus Schöneberg (city hall) foyer
John-F.-Kennedy Platz 1, 10825 Berlin-Schöneberg

Exhibition description
The exhibition documents the history of
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre

in association with
Gabriela Rosa da Silva/Paris
&
International Artists

Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre was founded by Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Lynnda Curry, Ricky Powell and Detlef Bäcker, four American artists and a German colleague, who met in Berlin during 1979 at Theater des Westens and decided to undertake intercultural, interdisciplinary and international productions in dance, theatre, television, workshops, film/video festivals and publications.

This exhibition paints a picture of the activities of various people during their historical contributions to Berlin, elsewhere and hence, the portrait seeks to prevent these undertakings from becoming "Footprints in the Sand?"

Beschreibung der Ausstellung
Die Ausstellung dokumentiert die Geschichte des
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre

in Verbindung mit
Gabriela Rosa da Silva/Paris
&
Internationalen KünstlerInnen

Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre wurde von Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Lynnda Curry, Ricky Powell und Detlef Bäcker, vier amerikanischen Künstlern und einem deutschen Kollegen, die sich in Berlin 1979 am Theater des Westens trafen, gegründet. Sie entschieden sich, mit der Durchführung von interkulturellen, interdisziplinären und internationalen Produktionen in den Bereichen Tanz, Theater, Fernsehen, Workshops, Film/Video Festivals und Publikationen zu beginnen.

Die Ausstellung zeichnet ein Bild der Aktivitäten verschiedener Menschen bei ihren historischen Beiträgen für Berlin und andere Orte, mit der Intention, diese Unternehmungen davor zu schützen, "Footprints in the Sand?" zu werden.

Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre, January 2010

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Guide to Indiana University South Bend
Dance Program Collection
at the IU South Bend Archives

The collection for the Dance Program at the Indiana University South Bend Archives documents the history of Donald and Gayle Griffith, Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre Berlin Germany, as directors of the Dance Department from 1992 to 1995, with numerous visual material as recent as 2011.

http://library.iusb.edu/archives/inventory/Dance.shtml http://library.iusb.edu/archives/inventory/Dance.doc http://library.iusb.edu/archives/inventory/Dance.pdf

Alison Stankrauff, Archivist and Assistant Librarian
Franklin D. Schurz Library, Indiana University South Bend
Curator, Dance Collection at Indiana University South Bend Archives

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http://www.fest21.com/blog/fountainhead

Fountainhead® at euromight
http://www.euromight.com/fountainheadtanz.php

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THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN
produced & directed by/produziert und geleitet von
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Black International Cinema Berlin/Cultural Zephyr e.V.

Sunday 7-8 pm / 19-20 Uhr
Monday 3.45-4.45 pm / 15.45-16.45 Uhr
Thursday 10-11 pm / 22-23 Uhr
Saturday 10-11 am / 10-11 Uhr

ALEX - Offener Kanal Berlin (Open Channel Berlin)

Upcoming LIVE Edition:
April 17, 2011
7-8 pm / 19-20 Uhr

CINEMA
XXVI. Black International Cinema Berlin 2011
Film Previews

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THE COLLEGIUM on YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/user/thecollegium

THE COLLEGIUM Television Program is televised in Berlin, Magdeburg, Wolfsburg, Dessau and additional cities.
THE COLLEGIUM Fernsehmagazin wird in Berlin, Magdeburg, Wolfsburg, Dessau und weiteren Städten ausgestrahlt.

ALEX - OFFENER KANAL BERLIN / OPEN CHANNEL BERLIN
For further information & visual impressions,
please visit THE COLLEGIUM website.
http://www.fountainhead-tanz-theatre.de/col-e.html

BERLIN
Every Sunday/jeden Sonntag
7.00-8.00 pm
19.00-20.00 Uhr
Every Monday/jeden Montag
3.45-4.45 pm
15.45-16.45 Uhr
Every Thursday/jeden Donnerstag
10.00-11.00 pm
22.00-23.00 Uhr
Every Saturday/jeden Samstag
10.00-11.00 am
10.00-11.00 Uhr

ALEX - Offener Kanal Berlin
Voltastr. 5
13355 Berlin-Wedding

presenting / präsentiert werden

Cinema / State of Affairs / Arts Calendar
Filme / Diskussionen / künstlerische Darbietungen

for program information, please contact:
Programminformationen bitte unter:
0049 (0)30-782 16 21
0049 (0)30-75 46 09 46

THE COLLEGIUM MAGDEBURG
Offener Kanal Magdeburg (http://www.ok-magdeburg.de)
Second Thursday in every month
Jeden ersten Donnerstag im Monat
6.00 - 7.00 pm
18.00 - 19.00 Uhr

THE COLLEGIUM WOLFSBURG
TV 38 (http://www.tv38.de)
21.04.11 - 18.00h/6.00pm
22.04.11 - 9.00h/9.00am & 15.00h/3.00pm
28.04.11 - 18.00h/6.00pm
29.04.11 - 9.00h/9.00am & 15.00h/3.00pm

THE COLLEGIUM DESSAU
Offener Kanal Dessau (http://www.ok-dessau.de)

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FOUNTAINHEAD® TANZ THEATRE
BLACK INTERNATIONAL CINEMA BERLIN
THE COLLEGIUM - FORUM & TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN
CULTURAL ZEPHYR e.V.

MISSION STATEMENT
We are an international, intercultural community of persons engaged in achieving increasing understanding and cooperation between individuals and groups in support of democratic procedures and the elimination of violence, religious, ethnic and gender persecution, youth exploitation, homophobia and racial hatred through the process of art, education, culture and dialogue.

Wir sind eine internationale, interkulturelle Gemeinschaft von Menschen mit dem Engagement für ein besseres Verständnis und wachsende Kooperation zwischen Individuen und Gruppen, mit Unterstützung des demokratischen Prozesses und der Beseitigung von Gewalt, Verfolgung aufgrund religiöser, ethnischer und geschlechtlicher Zugehörigkeit, Kindes- und Jugendmissbrauch, Homosexuellen-Feindlichkeit und von Rassenhass, durch die Mittel der Kunst, der Bildung, der Kultur und des Dialogs.

Nous sommes une communauté internationale et interculturelle de personnes engagées à promouvoir la compréhension et la coopération croissantes entre les individus et les groupes, à l'appui des outils démocratiques et à travers l'élimination de la violence, de la persécution religieuse, ethnique et sexuelle, de l'exploitation de la jeunesse, de l'homophobie et de la haine raciale par le processus de l'art, de l'éducation, de la culture et du dialogue.

MOTTOS
"I may not make it if I try, but I damn sure won't if I don't..." - Oscar Brown Jr.
"Mankind will either find a way or make one." - C.P. Snow
"Whatever you do..., be cool!" - Joseph Louis Turner
"Yes, I can...! - Sammy Davis Jr.
"Yes, We can...!" - Barack Obama

Copyright: Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Cultural Zephyr e.V., April 2011