{"id":3916,"date":"2025-10-08T12:23:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrikamera.de\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:56:51","slug":"afrikamera-special-afrotronix-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrikamera.de\/en\/films-2025\/afrikamera-special-afrotronix-live\/","title":{"rendered":"AFRIKAMERA SPECIAL: AFROTRONIX LIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Concert + Film Program<\/strong>

MI 12 NOV
19:30 MAAYA<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Afrotronix is the current afrofuturistic band project of Chadian producer, guitarist, and singer Caleb Rimtobaye.
Equipped with the DOM \u2013 a helmet symbolizing the updated knowledge of the ancestors \u2013 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\u2019Dour, Mbongwana Stars, and Brian Kennedy (Rihanna, Chris Brown).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Line up: Caleb Rimtobaye (voc, DJ, guit), Aston Rimte Bolingar (dr), Elli Miller Maboungou (perc), Hamasoumalla Nwantsock (danse)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Film Program in Advance:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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BETWEEN US AND SILENCE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Brenda Akele Jorde & David Simon Gro\u00df
Germany 2025 | Original Version with English Subtitles I 14 min
In the presence of the directors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BRENDA AKELE JORDE <\/strong>begann sich w\u00e4hrend ihres Medienwissenschaftsstudium an der Universit\u00e4t Potsdam f\u00fcr Dokumentarfilm zu interessieren. Ihr letztes Projekt an der Universit\u00e4t war der kurze Portr\u00e4tfilm VA-BENE<\/em>, der auf Festivals weltweit gezeigt wurde. Dies ermutigte sie zu einer Karriere als Dokumentarfilmerin. Von 2018 bis 2022 studierte sie Dokumentarfilmregie (MA) an der Filmuniversit\u00e4t Babelsberg Konrad Wolf und drehte A WAY OF BREATHING<\/em> (2020) im Iran und STICK OF JOY<\/em> (2020) in Berlin. Ihre Filme besch\u00e4ftigen sich mit Selbsterm\u00e4chtigung durch Kunst, Queerness oder den Auswirkungen von Migration auf die\/den Einzelne*n. \u201eThe Homes We Carry\u201c ist ihr Dokumentarfilmdeb\u00fct und Abschlussprojekt an der Universit\u00e4t. Der Film hatte seine Weltpremiere beim DOK-Festival 2022, lief seitdem auf zahlreichen Festivals und wurde vielfach ausgezeichnet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BLACK JOY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kemi Fatoba, We are DADDY Media
Germany\/ United Kingdom 2024 I English Version with German Subtitles I 19 min
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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KEMI FATOBA<\/strong> 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 \u2013 #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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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19:30 MAAYA | Concert + Film Program | <\/p>\n

Afrotronix is the current afrofuturistic band project of Chadian producer, guitarist, and singer Caleb Rimtobaye.<\/p>\n

Film Program in Advance:
\nBETWEEN US AND SILENCE
\nBrenda Akele Jorde & David Simon Gro\u00df
\nGermany 2025 | Original Version with English Subtitles I 14 min
\nIn the presence of the directors<\/p>\n

BLACK JOY
\nKemi Fatoba, We are DADDY Media
\nGermany\/ United Kingdom 2024 I English Version with German Subtitles I 19 min
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