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AFFK 2026: Who Heals When We Film? (Panel 2)

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Mittwoch, 23. September 2026, 15:30 Uhr
Aula der KHM, Filzengraben 2, 50676 Köln
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Die Panel-Talks finden in englischer Sprache statt.

The Cologne African Film Festival 2026 (AFFK) will present the latest in African cinema as part of an extensive festival programme at the Filmforum in the Museum Ludwig from 17 to 27 September. Once again this year, the panel discussions with directors and artists will take place in collaboration with the Cologne Academy of Media Arts. During the artist talks, current topics relating to film policy and film practice will be discussed with the audience: „New Voices, New Forms – The African Documentary Today“ (18.09., 3:30 pm, more), „Who Heals When We Film?“ (23.09., 3:30 pm, more) und „Sudan Beyond the Headlines – Cinema, Memory and Resistance“ (25.09., 3:30 pm, more). The panels will take place in the KHM auditorium; admission is free.

Panel 2: Who Heals When We Film?

Wednesday, September 23rd, 3:30 pm

KHM Aula, Filzengraben 2, 50676 Köln | Free admission

Healing is the quiet centre of this year’s programme – not as a final destination, but as an open, often contradictory process. This panel brings together filmmakers from the festival selection to explore what it means to heal through cinema: for those who make films, for the people whose lives are portrayed on screen, and for the audiences who engage with them. How can films create spaces where grief, resistance, and hope can coexist? From music and rituals to protest and documentary testimony, the guests discuss the camera as a tool for engagement, listening, and healing—and the role cinema can play in times of social and political crisis.

With Patience Nitumwesiga, Ique Langa, Fradique & Khalid Shamis

Editor — Ute Dilger

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