Image Restitution (Laura Horelli, Hildegard Titus, Mwalengwa Hillebrecht) 2026

English | Deutsch | Suomi

“Namibia – the Forgotten Colony” (1976, GDR) was shot clandestinely during South African apartheid occupation in solidarity with Namibia’s most popular liberation movement at the time, SWAPO. It is one of the earliest anti-apartheid solidarity films set in Namibia. IMAGE RESTITUTION engages with the 50-year-old film through contemporary Namibian voices, fostering meaningful intergenerational dialogue around memory, trauma, archives and Namibian-German relations.

Namibia / Finland / Germany

HD video, 75 min, 16:9, colour, sound (5.1 / stereo)

English and German with English subtitles

Camera: Antonius Tsuob

Sound: Kauna Hoabeb

Creative Producer: Joe Vision Production

Dramaturgical Advice: Janina Herhoffer

Sound Design, Mix: Jochen Jezussek

Colour Correction: Till Beckmann

Participants: Honest //Hoëb, Rachel Ngeitokondjo Sakeus, Martin Kanguma, Dr. Nashilongweshipwe Mushaandja, Lister Sanzila, Samuel Amunkete, Antonia Nangolo, Mavetjiua Haimbodi, Richard Sloa, Tumelo Halute, Dudley Tuwelo (D33-T), Kuzajatu X Maamberua, Victoria Shipanga, Itaveleni Stephanus, Bella Cupido, Mildred Ford, Hilda Basson Namundjebo, Ralph Ntelamo, Joel Haikali, Sophie Haikali, John Green, Ndafapawa Shikongo, Dr. Frowin Becker, Sean Röhm, Vitjitua Ndjiharine, Siiri Jukkola, Netumbo Aukongo, Jandjakuje Muundjua, Paulina Ndeutapo, Leah Niederhausen, Philemon Sheya Kaluwapa, Lekenanda M Eliakim

Supported by: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Berlin Senate Visual Arts Grant, AVEK – The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture