Mangi Meli Remains

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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
12 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
12 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Mar 15, 2020
Season
2020
Ratings
0
Popularity
0
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Flinn Works
Genres
Animation, History
Country
DE

Tags

africa50%museum50%tanzania50%colonisation50%genocide50%german colonialism50%

Description

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.

Immersion

Japanese

Characters

Staff

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