Drexciya (2013 film)

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Drexciya is a German-Burkinabe 2013 short film. The film premiered at the 2013 Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken, Germany.

Drexciya
Film poster
Directed bySimon Rittmeier
Produced byAcademy of Media Arts Cologne
Sahelis Productions Ouagadougou
StarringAlexander Beyer
Rodrigue Ouattara
Adama Venegda
Josiane Hien Yeri
CinematographyArmin Dierolf
Edited byHeide Supper
Daniela Kinateder
Music byRicky Ojijo
Release date
  • January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)
Running time
28 minutes
CountriesGermany, Burkina Faso
LanguageDyula

Synopsis

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Thomas is a smuggler, shipping European refugees who hope to find a better life in Africa. One day his boat sinks and he is washed up on the African coast as the only survivor. He then makes his way to the nearest city - Drexciya.

Screenings

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  • Film festival Max Ophüls Preis 2013, Saarbrücken, Germany
  • International Film Festival 2013, Pristina, Kosovo
  • Okayafrica - The Future Weird: Black Atlantis, New York 2013, USA
  • The Shadows Took Shape - Studio Museum Harlem, New York 2014, USA
  • Goethe-Institut Washington, USA 2014
  • Goethe-Institut Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 2014

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