Online Lecture Series, Migration, Memory, and the Art of Storytelling
Hosted by Megha Wadhwa & David H. Slater
This lecture series provides a chance to delve into the complex fabric of human migration and memory through the lens of film. Renowned directors and storytellers will discuss the art of filmmaking as a unique medium for narrating the complex experiences of displacement, longing, and identity. During each talk we will screen a film or section of film as the basis of our discussion. By watching films, participating in discussions, and hearing the directors’ perspectives, attendees will gain a deeper appreciation of how film serves as a conduit for preserving and sharing the nuanced narratives of migration and the indelible imprints of memory.
Screening & discussion with Sanderien Verstappen and Darshan Patel
Sanderien Verstappen, Social and Visual Anthropologist (University of Vienna)
June 12, 2024, 18:00 - 20:00
On Zoom
Screening & discussion with Martha-Cecilia Dietrich
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich, Social Anthropologist and Filmmaker
July 16 2024, 18:00 - 20:00
On Zoom
Screening & discussion with Laura Liverani
Laura Liverani, Documentary Photographer and Filmmaker
August 13, 2024, 18:00 - 20:00
On Zoom
For more please check: http://www.lauraliverani.com/
Screening & discussion with Zakaria Mohamed Ali
Zakaria Mohamed Ali, Somali Journalist, Video-Maker, and Freelance Documentary Filmmaker
September 17, 2024, 18:00 - 20:00
On Zoom
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/59822420
Unheard Stories of Migrant Women
Screening & discussion with Megha Wadhwa
Megha Wadhwa, Anthropologist, Filmmaker, and Writer based at the Free University of Berlin’s Japanese Studies Department
October 22, 2024, 18:00 - 20:00
On Zoom
This project is a part of BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research Germany) funded project – Qualification and Skill in the Migration Process of Foreign Workers in Asia and supported by Free University of Berlin, Goethe University Frankfurt and the ICC Collaborative Research Unit “Visual Studies and Displacement in/to Japan”, a Joint Research Unit between Institute of Comparative Culture of Sophia University Japan and Free University of Berlin.