Black Savior

Storyline

In a fictional universe in which the colonial power Akanman has exploited the forgotten continent of Yurududum and its tribes for centuries, black aid workers and volunteers flock to White Yurududum to save the Yurududueans. One of these selfless rescuers is Kwame, who inherited a goat shed from his late mother in the middle of the Swabian jungle and wants to revive her forgotten aid project - goats for Yurududum. However, his business-minded wife Nana Adwoa and their social media-addicted daughter Akosua have other plans for the family vacation. Kwame tries to make the goat project a success but has not reckoned with the resistance of the local environmental activists.

About the film/director

Johannes Krug is an award-winning up-and-coming German filmmaker. After a year abroad in Ghana and a Bachelor's degree in Audiovisual Media at the Stuttgart Media University, he studied directing with a specialization in documentary film at the renowned Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. His documentary focus also influences the way he writes and directs his fictional films. He is married to Ghanaian educator Irene Selorm Krug. In his films, he takes a critical look at German and Ghanaian society and reflects on his role in this world, sometimes seriously, sometimes humorously, but always with unsparing, authentic honesty.

Credits

Director:

Johannes Krug

Script:

Johannes Krug, Kwaku Ankomah, Jannis Hollmann

Camera:

Ann-Kathrin Eberhard

Animation:

Kenneth Dumnodie Erhabor

Editor:

Daniela Schramm Moura

Cast:

Kwaku Ankomah, Ama K. Abebrese, Audrey Boateng, Patrick von Blume, Jana Sophia Blessing, Monika Hirschle, Annette Strasser, Antonio Lallo

Sound:

Armin Biemel

Music:

Marvin Tom Gerstmeier

Producer:

Leon Harms & Franziska Unger

Contact:

Johannes Krug

E-Mail:

mail@johanneskrug.com

• Germany

• Twi, German / subtitles German, English
• 2023
• 30 min