Kolmanskop

Namibia is home to 20,000 Germans, many of them descendants of the former colonisers. They keep German culture alive in a schizophrenic setting: Oktoberfest under the desert sun. Giant flourishing farms - the desert only begins behind the fences that separate them from the Nama and Herero communities. The German colonial crimes in Namibia, including Concentration Camps and genocide, have not been properly addressed. But they have a huge impact today: much of the land remains in white hands. We address the colonial horrors and their impact through a mystery thriller: the Spirits of the past are real and seeking revenge. We dig up the sins of the Germans and counter them with demands for the return of land. To do justice to the complexity of the subject, we are setting up a writer’s room with Black Namibian writers. The Afro-German perspective, carrying the heritage of both the oppressor and the oppressed, as well as the Black Namibian perspective on colonialism are the unique points of view at the center of our story.