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Mangi Meli Remains

An old man from Kilimanjaro is missing the head of his grandfather.

2020 12 minutes

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In Old Moshi, Tanzania, a head is missing : the skull of Chief Meli, who fought the German colonial occupation of his territory and was executed in response to his resistance in 1900. This animated film, based on archival sources and oral accounts provided by Chief Meli's grandson, sheds light on the racist roots of physical anthropology and ethnological museums.

Released

15th March 2020

6 years ago

Runtime

12 minutes

Finishes at 7:29am

Directed by

Konradin Kunze

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