AFRIKAMERA SPECIAL: AFROTRONIX LIVE

Concert + Film Program

MI 12 NOV
19:30 MAAYA

Afrotronix is the current afrofuturistic band project of Chadian producer, guitarist, and singer Caleb Rimtobaye.
Equipped with the DOM – a helmet symbolizing the updated knowledge of the ancestors – he combines electronic music with urban fashion, contemporary dance, and digital art in his live shows.
Musically, Afrotronix is celebrated worldwide for their Saharan Electro. Their soundscapes blend Afro Tech, Electric Blues, Amapiano, Dubstep, and Future House, performed live with electric guitar, drums, percussion, and turntablism.
Afrotronix live sets have performed at over 130 major festivals, including WOMAD and Afropunk Paris, and have collaborated with artists such as Baaba Maal, Youssou N’Dour, Mbongwana Stars, and Brian Kennedy (Rihanna, Chris Brown).

Line up: Caleb Rimtobaye (voc, DJ, guit), Aston Rimte Bolingar (dr), Elli Miller Maboungou (perc), Hamasoumalla Nwantsock (danse)

Film Program in Advance:

BETWEEN US AND SILENCE

Brenda Akele Jorde & David Simon Groß
Germany 2025 | Original Version with English Subtitles I 14 min
In the presence of the directors

The film follows Yara, a young woman from Mozambique, who dares to break the silence around her fragile mental health. Speaking about mental health is often taboo in Mozambique. By confronting her own psyche, Yara reconnects with herself and discovers an inner strength that can inspire others.

BRENDA AKELE JORDE begann sich während ihres Medienwissenschaftsstudium an der Universität Potsdam für Dokumentarfilm zu interessieren. Ihr letztes Projekt an der Universität war der kurze Porträtfilm VA-BENE, der auf Festivals weltweit gezeigt wurde. Dies ermutigte sie zu einer Karriere als Dokumentarfilmerin. Von 2018 bis 2022 studierte sie Dokumentarfilmregie (MA) an der Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf und drehte A WAY OF BREATHING (2020) im Iran und STICK OF JOY (2020) in Berlin. Ihre Filme beschäftigen sich mit Selbstermächtigung durch Kunst, Queerness oder den Auswirkungen von Migration auf die/den Einzelne*n. „The Homes We Carry“ ist ihr Dokumentarfilmdebüt und Abschlussprojekt an der Universität. Der Film hatte seine Weltpremiere beim DOK-Festival 2022, lief seitdem auf zahlreichen Festivals und wurde vielfach ausgezeichnet.

BLACK JOY

Kemi Fatoba, We are DADDY Media
Germany/ United Kingdom 2024 I English Version with German Subtitles I 19 min
In the presence of the director

Through intimate conversations, archival footage, and immersive storytelling, BLACK JOY provides insight into how Black communities worldwide cultivate and live “Joy” as a form of resistance and liberation.

KEMI FATOBA is a freelance journalist and editor of We are DADDY Media (DADDY), a Berlin-based publisher operating both an online and print magazine. DADDY promotes diversity in the media landscape by centering BIPOCs, the LGBTQI community, and other underrepresented voices, with a team as diverse as its contributors. Kemi Fatoba was born in Vienna, moved to London after completing her MA in Journalism and Communication at the University of Vienna, and currently lives in Berlin, working as a freelance writer on identity, culture, and representation. She co-initiated the Vogue.de column “Visibility Matters – #RepresentationMatters” and writes a column on Black life realities titled “Black with a Capital S.” She also coaches participants in the Journalism Innovators Program at Hamburg Media School and advises institutions and companies on creating more inclusive internal and external communications alongside her journalistic work.