Becoming Black (2019)

About Becoming Black

Where can I watch Becoming Black?

Becoming Black is available to rent or buy in the United States on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.

Who stars in Becoming Black?

Becoming Black stars Ines Johnson-Spain, Armin Gundermann, Madeleine Papangou Johnson, Germaine Papangou Johnson, Geneviève Papangou Johnson.

Who directed Becoming Black?

Becoming Black was directed by Ines Johnson-Spain.

How long is Becoming Black?

Becoming Black has a runtime of 1h 31m.

What is Becoming Black about?

In the 1960s, a white couple living in East Germany tells their dark-skinned child that her skin color is merely a coincidence. As a teenager, she accidentally discovers the truth. Years before, a group of African men came to study in a village nearby. Sigrid, an East German woman, fell in love with Lucien from Togo and became pregnant. But she was already married to Armin. The child is Togolese-East German filmmaker Ines Johnson-Spain. In interviews with Armin and others from her childhood years, she tracks the astonishing strategies of denial her parents, striving for normality, developed following her birth. What sounds like fieldwork about social dislocation becomes an autobiographical essay film and a reflection on themes such as identity, social norms and family ties, viewed from a very personal perspective.