Archive of Refuge

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Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale oral history project, this online archive collects film interviews of 41 protagonists who fled to Germany between 1945 and 2016. They come from 28 countries of origin in South America, Africa, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, and East Asia and share their stories in nine languages.

The life stories cover a wide range of social or cultural backgrounds, religions, sexualities, and speak of the countries of origin, the journey, and life in Germany. At the time of recording, the interviewees were between 19 and 87 years old. The individual conversations are between one and six hours long.

Curators: Carolin Emcke, Manuela Bojadžijev
Artistic director: Bernd Scherer

Under the patronage of Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The online archive and the production of the film interviews is funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation.
Haus der Kulturen der Welt is supported by the Minister of State for Culture and the Media as well as by the Federal Foreign Office.

Films in this category

Kava Spartak  & Carolin Emcke

Kava Spartak im Gespräch mit Carolin Emcke

2021 150 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Ibraimo Alberto & Ethel Matala de Mazza

Ibraimo Alberto im Gespräch mit Ethel Matala de Mazza

2021 331 Min
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Hayyan Al Yousouf & Mohammad Sarhangi

Hayyan al Yousouf im Gespräch mit Mohammad A. S. Sarhangi

2021 103 Min
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Hamid Nowzari & Manuela Bojadzijev

Hamid Nowzari im Gespräch mit Manuela Bojadžijev

2021 126 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Gudrun Lintzel & Charlene Lynch

Gudrun Lintzel im Gespräch mit Charlene Lynch

2021 106 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Freweyni Habtemariam & Manuela Bojadzijev

Freweyni Habtemariam im Gespräch mit Manuela Bojadžijev

2021 111 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Fatuma Musa Afrah & Eva Gilmer

Fatuma Musa Afrah im Gespräch mit Eva Gilmer

2021 100 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Fatima Youssouf & Mohammad Sarhangi

Fatima Youssouf im Gespräch mit Mohammad A. S. Sarhangi

2021 107 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Éva Ádám & Mohammad Sarhangi

Évá Ádám im Gespräch mit Mohammad A. S. Sarhangi

2021 97 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Eric Mbiakeu & Carolin Emcke

Eric Mbiakeu im Gespräch mit Carolin Emcke

2021 130 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Bruno Watara & Manuela Bojadzijev

Bruno Watara im Gespräch mit Manuela Bojadžijev

2021 119 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Blaise Baneh Mbuh & Gabriele von Arnim

Blaise Baneh Mbuh im Gespräch mit Gabriele von Arnim

2021 150 Min
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Bino Byansi Byakuleka & Joseph Vogl

Bino Byansi Byakuleka im Gespräch mit Joseph Vogl

2021 173 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Bashar Taha & Carolin Emcke

Bashar Taha im Gespräch mit Carolin Emcke

2021 146 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Ahmad Hussainy & Charlene Lynch

Ahmad Hussainy im Gespräch mit Charlene Lynch

2021 125 Min
Initiated by Haus der Kulturen der Welt as a large-scale …
Abdulkadir Musa  & Gabriele von Arnim

Abdulkadir Musa im Gespräch mit Gabriele von Arnim

2021 138 Min
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