FILMGESPRÄCH: Same Sun - Mit dem Fahrrad durch Afrika

In the organizer's words:

Special screening in the presence of the traveling protagonist, followed by a film discussion.

The travel documentary SAME SUN - MIT DEM FAHRRAD DURCH AFRIKA tells Wiebke Lühmann's journey from Freiburg to the Cape of Good Hope - honest, raw and close to the inner and outer challenges of a 430-day bicycle journey through 22 countries.

On October 3, 2023, Wiebke Lühmann gets on her loaded bike in Freiburg im Breisgau and sets off. 20,000 kilometers lie ahead of her, 22 countries and perhaps the biggest question of all: What happens when you leave everything familiar behind and just set off? 430 days later, on December 5, 2024, she is at the Cape of Good Hope. In between lies not only a long journey, but a time full of encounters, vastness, doubt and real change. A year on the bike never feels the same. Sandstorms, heat and technical problems accompany them through Morocco and the Sahara. Along the West African coast, through Liberian rainforests, the Nigerian high plateau, the Congo Basin and the Namib, the journey goes on and on. In the south of the Congo, after around 15,000 kilometers, something changes. The destination seems further away than ever before. The joy of traveling is suddenly gone, as is the energy. Nevertheless, Wiebke begins the final chapter: Angola, Namibia and South Africa. The landscapes become wider, wilder, more spectacular - and she feels calmer inside. After weeks of various challenges, the last hundred kilometers feel almost effortless.

What once sounded like a crazy idea, cycling from Freiburg to the Cape of Good Hope, has become a reality. Not a world record, but a story about courage, doubt and encounters. And the realization that it is not pure independence that makes Wiebke Lühmann strong, but the connection to people along the way and to herself.

The book about the journey IMMER RICHTUNG SÜDEN will be available for purchase after the movie.

Germany 2026; Director: Fabienne Engel
Original language: German

From 6 years / 90 minutes