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Mangi Meli Remains

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

2020-03-15 sw 12m
AnimationHistory
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.

Lead Animator

Konradin Kunze

Sound Designer

Andi Otto

Animation

Sharron Mirsky

Script Researcher

Sarita Lydia Mamseri

Scenario Writer

Sarita Lydia Mamseri

Director

Konradin Kunze

africa museum tanzania genocide german colonialism colonization

Status

Released

Countries

  • Germany
  • Tanzania

Companies

  • Flinn Works