From Germany, Switzerland, Italy to Brazil, China and to the United States of America

“Africa Light / Gray Zone” is on a world tour. It starts in September with the EcoVison Film Festival in Palermo, which will also be held in Brazil and China through the support of UNESCO. Parallel, the first screening in New York will start at The Long Island Film Festival. First, right in the heart of Long Island City, then in the Hamptons. In October, the film will be part of the documentary section of the Shnit Film Festival in Bern (Switzerland) and, on 28 October 2010, it will be the opening film of The German African Movie Night in The Babylon Cinema in Berlin, an event organized by The German Department of State and The German Namibian Association.

Additional events of The Shnit Filmfestivals 2010 will also take place in Cologne and in Cape Town. Above all, for our film “Africa Light – Gray Zone” this now closes the circle between the film’s subject of matter, its immediate shooting location and its screening venue. We are looking forward for the feedback in Cape Town! Goeiedag, hoe gaan dit, Kaapstad?

The director of the film Tino Schwanemann will be there together with the producer Stefanie Paul. Both are looking forward to get international feedback on the film. “Of course, we are pretty curious about the opinions from economy and politics. Basically, our film is dealing with the aspects of these two topics. And we are very pleased about the film being so popular, especially in Namibia”, says the director, “Finally, I am really convinced that there will be the one or other discussion. But this exactly is the aim of Africa Light / Gray Zone, too. A film without a debate is a bad movie. “

The dates of the events and much more information on the film “Africa Light / Gray Zone” are available on the website www.africa-light.com

Official trailer of AFRICA LIGHT / GRAY ZONE released

Orchestration has been finished by Steffen Greisiger & The German Film Orchestra Babelsberg. New trailer available.

This short film by Tino Schwanemann is a story about Africa. It deals with the facets of social, economical and even political development in the 3rd world. It is a story about lost identities of African communities, overwhelming progression and related changes in the environment.

Short Synopsis:

Africa is full of nature’s colors. A colorful experience! The social, political and economical problems of the continent, however, are unsaturated. Neither black nor white, but endless gray.

“Africa Light” – as white local citizens call Namibia. The name suggests romance, the beauty of nature and promises a life without any problems in a country where the difference between rich and poor could hardly be greater. Namibia does not give that impression of it. If you look at its surface it seems like Africa in its most innocent and civilized form. It is a country that is so inviting to dream by its spectacular landscape, stunning scenery and fascinating wildlife. It has a very strong tourism structure and the government gets a lot of money with its magical attraction. But despite its grandiose splendor it is an endless gray zone as well. It oscillates between tradition and modernity, between the cattle in the country and the slums in the city. It shuttles from colonial times, land property reform to minimum wage for everyone. It fluctuates between socialism and cold calculated market economy.

Music by Steffen Greisiger & The German Film Orchestra Babelsberg, conducted by Bernd Wefelmeyer. Sound Design by Jan Weigel, sound mix by Christian Ottow.