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Mangi Meli Remains

Movie"An old man from Kilimanjaro is missing the head of his grandfather."
Mangi Meli Remains
NR 12 minAnimation, History
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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.
StarringNkwabi Elias Ng'angasamalaMichael Ojake
DirectorKonradin Kunze

Movie Details

Original Language:Swahili
Production Companies:Flinn Works
Mangi Meli Remains on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
africamuseumgenocidetanzaniacolonizationgerman colonialism