Mangi Meli Remains 2020 Directed by Konradin Kunze

An old man from Kilimanjaro is missing the head of his grandfather.

In Old Moshi, Tanzania, a head is missing : the skull of Chief Meli, who fought the German colonial occupation of his territory and was executed in response to his resistance in 1900. This animated film, based on archival sources and oral accounts provided by Chief Meli's grandson, sheds light on the racist roots of physical anthropology and ethnological museums.

Production Countries Germany , Tanzania
Language Swahili
Spoken Languages German , Swahili
Gneres Animation , History
Production Company Flinn Works
Release Date 15 March 2020
12 mins