The Berlin Years
A self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of Audre Lorde's passing, the acclaimed Black feminist lesbian poet and activist. Throughout the '70s and '80s, Lorde's incisive writing and speeches defined and inspired the women of color, feminist, and LGBT social justice movements in the United States.
Lorde mentored and encouraged Black German women to write and publish as a way of asserting their identities, rights and culture in a society that isolated and silenced them, while challenging white German women to acknowledge their white privilege.
AUDRE LORDE - THE BERLIN YEARS 1984 TO 1992 contains previously unreleased audiovisual material from director Dagmar Schultz's personal archive, showing Lorde on and off stage. With testimony from Lorde's colleagues, students and friends, this film documents Lorde's lasting legacy in Germany.