the things i am thinking while smiling politely… deniseMarch 11, 2013 Dodua Otoo's writing is efficient and brutal with a journal-like quality. This writing style effortlessly explores complex issues like white supremacy in intimate relationships, cultural colonialism, immigration, the mine-field of divorce and universal human failure. None of these issues are at the center of the story, yet are weaved through everything that happens. Her narrative gives us a sneak peek into the unsaid and often felt universe of a black woman in Berlin. ... Berlin BoomboxReviews1 Comment 0
Community Unity Day deniseFebruary 26, 2013 Berlin keeps me on my toes. For everything I see, there are countless things that I miss like the work of Anthony Baggette of Clear Blue Water. I made it down... Berlin Boombox1 Comment 0
Review: Twa Timoun | Three Kids | Drei Kinder deniseFebruary 22, 2013 Haiti is about to have a devastating earthquake and three boys in a orphanage are dreaming of fleeing. They share two beds between them and dream of the endless possibilities of life on the street. Three Kids chronicles their journey in the aftermath of the earthquake as they struggle with the realities of urban independence. The film presents the conflict of children that are completely detached from their roots yet possessed by the ghosts of their past.... Reviews0 Comments 0
The Berlinale Breakdown deniseFebruary 21, 2013 My mind is a whirl of movies and my pupils are still dilated. Most of the filmmakers in the Berlinale Blackness films were coming from outside of the culture that they wanted to represent. This means that they would be naturally attracted to the most striking elements of the society that they were discovering and may not have had the cultural fluency to appreciate the subtler aspects of that society. ... Berlin Boombox0 Comments 0
Trailers & Teasers for Berlinale Blackness deniseJanuary 30, 2013 I finally put together the Berlinale Blackness guide and organized myself to see each one of the movies in addition to some festival standouts and recommendations that I have been told not to miss. But since amy daily meditation has not yet made me patient, I decided to internet stalk the movies that I intend on watching and found some great trailers and teasers that made me more excited to see the movies. ... Berlin Boombox0 Comments 0
Berlinale Blackness deniseJanuary 18, 2013 A curated guide of 22 films at the Berlinale that offer a variety of stories from around the world featuring people of color.... Berlin BoomboxNews0 Comments 0
Murs & Fashawn deniseJanuary 18, 2013 The Mic Movement caught up to Fashawn and Murs in Berlin at the Bohannon before they performed tracks from their album together, This Generation. They talk about their circumstances, inspirations, homophobia, growing up and manhood.... InterviewsPodcasts1 Comment 0
After The Fireworks deniseJanuary 4, 2013 The streets are littered with the remains of the orgasmic New Years ritual. The smell of spent fireworks is so present that one can imagine smoke rising from the garbage strewn roads. But smoke never hovers over Berlin for long and soon the garbage will be wiped away by sobered up workmen made more efficient by the lack of snow and ice. ... ArticlesBerlin Boombox1 Comment 0
RonAmber deniseDecember 20, 2012 RonAmber is a stand-out poet. Her words stand alone and works of art but her understated delivery illuminates her work. When accompanied by a full band and the singing of Blaq Pearl magic occurs. ... Heard & SeenMic TVPodcasts0 Comments 0
