BLACK CINEMA: „Young Soul Rebels“ & "Dakan“

In the organizer's words:

"Young Soul Rebels" is set in London in the late 1970s, shortly before the Queen's Jubilee. The film follows two black friends who run a pirate radio station and move through a city characterized by racism, police violence and cultural upheaval. Between soul, punk and reggae, Isaac Julien deals with questions of black identity, queer self-determination and political resistance. The film combines personal desire with collective history and is considered a groundbreaking work of British queer cinema. (Julien, GB 1991)

More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Soul_Rebels

YouTube trailer: https://youtu.be/Y9Ppw0wu-gE

We show the film in the original language in English.

Afterwards: The love story of two young men in their twenties in a large African city shakes up a society characterized by taboos and prohibitions of all kinds. "Dakan", the first African feature film to address homosexuality, was ahead of its time in many respects. Two high school students make out in a car, which is disapproved of by their families. Manga is sent to a traditional healer and eventually married to Oumou, a white woman. Sory is expected to take over his father's lucrative business. But time shows that no one can escape their fate. In haunting and impressive images, Mohamed Camara's film tells a complex story about love and family. (Camara, FR GN 1997 - OmeU)

More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakan

YouTube trailer: https://youtu.be/MGgNo3iFA08

We are showing the film in the original languages in French & Mandinka with English subtitles.

Film series on the occasion of Black History Month 2026. For the third year in a row, the Ost-Passage Theater invites Black cultural workers to curate their own film program. Over four evenings, the focus will be on the diversity and stories of Black film. Together, viewers are invited to discover Black cinema or find themselves in it.

ATTENTION: The events for Black History Month may exclude: colonial reproduction, cultural appropriation, racism, sexism, trans hostility, queer hostility or other forms of discrimination. More information on this in the awareness concept.

Price information:

4 Euro = No coal ticket 7 Euro = Normal price, financing for "no coal" ticket Free admission for POC! <3