The Maji-Maji Readings
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Grada Kilomba
The Maji-Maji Readings by Ricardo Bacallao
DEU 2006, Forum
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The Maji-Maji Readings by Ricardo Bacallao
DEU 2006, Forum
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Michael Edode Ojake
The Maji-Maji Readings by Ricardo Bacallao
DEU 2006, Forum
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The Maji-Maji Readings by Ricardo Bacallao
DEU 2006, Forum
With
- Philippa Ebéné
- Grada Kilomba
- Michael Ojake
- Nisma Cherrat
- Ekpenyong Ani
Crew
Director | Ricardo Bacallao |
Cinematography | Ricardo Bacallao |
Editing | Nik Bäuler |
Music | Yahima Piedra |
Assistant Director | Andrea Meyer |
Producer | Ricardo Bacallao |
Produced by
Ricardo Bacallao
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Born in 1972 in Havana, Cuba. He completed a degree in art. Ricardo Bacallao works as a writer, producer, editor and director of feature films and documentaries and lives between Berlin and New York.
Filmography
1999 Un Angel Caído (Aprendices de Van Gogh); 15 min. 2003 Mimesis; 20 min. 2004 Short Radiography of Hip Hop in Cuba; 20 min. 2006 The Maji-Maji Readings; 23 min. 2014 Christmas Therapy; 24 min. 2016 Bay of Pigs, Our Perspective; 50 min. 2018 Amir Valle: Life and Coherency; 46 min. 2020 Orixa Devotion in Berlin; 62 min. 2022 The Uncle’s Request; 80 min. · Searching for Bebo, a Cuban Soul in Cold Lands; 84 min.
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2022