Join us for a screening of Nuh-Mi-Bee-Uhn by Kavena Hambira, an artist, scholar, and descendant of Herero survivors of Germany’s first 20th-century genocide. The film screening will be followed by a discussion with Kavena Hambira and Prof. Feyisetan Adunbi.
Namibian filmmaker Kavena Hambira explores a bleak chapter from Namibia's past in his documentary film Nuh-Mi-Bee-Uhn: Germany's Forgotten Genocide. From 1904 to 1908, in what is now Namibia, the German colonial government systematically killed approximately 80,000 Herero and Nama people. The film focuses on the twentieth century’s first genocide in what was then known, by Europeans and Americans, as German South West Africa.
About Kavena Hambira: With his work grounded in documentary filmmaking, Hambira seeks to connect nodes of history that tell a story of shared resilience and invention despite ongoing colonial and racial oppression. While his earlier work documented families impacted by police violence, his current work focuses on the twentieth century’s first genocide—the Herero and Nama Genocide. Engaging textiles and traditional costumes alongside documentary film, here Hambira bridged geography and time to describe the indelible and far-reaching impacts of the genocide and the ongoing struggle for reparations and reconciliation.
Content warning: this film contains some graphic imagery that viewers may find disturbing.
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
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University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106