Premiere Mentoring-Programm Block 3

In the organizer's words:

Block 3

Sunday, July 13, 2025, 12:00-14:30, Filmhaus Köln

The 4th year of the *Mentoring Program of the Filmhaus Köln presents its work! A total of nine medium-length and feature-length films have been created, which are now celebrating their premiere at the Filmhaus. They will be shown in 4 blocks on July 12 and 13.

The following films will be shown in block 3:

The Only Black Man Here, 63 min, Benedict Seyram Haupt
Benedict is black. He only realizes this at the age of 23 and embarks on a search for his Black identity. On his journey, he is accompanied by new Black friends in Germany and his family in Ghana, whom he gets to know.

Kiwi, 69 min., Eda Kivanc
"Kiwi" tells the story of Eda's break-up with her family and her departure in 2018. Accompanied by perspectives from school, therapy and youth welfare, the film also sheds light on the life of her mother Meryem, who sacrificed a lot as the sole main breadwinner. Two generations, two paths - and the later rapprochement through distance. A film about rebellion, sacrifice and the quiet power of mutual appreciation.

*This program supports people aged 18 and over in particular who have not yet had the opportunity to try their hand at filmmaking. At the beginning of the program, participants were introduced to dramaturgy, directing, editing and other tools of documentary work in a series of workshops. To this end, the Filmhaus Köln organized six workshops with experts from the fields of idea development, camera, directing, sound and editing. During the creation of the films, the mentors continued to provide the participants with advice and support.