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5:00 PM-6:45 PM

Schwarze Früchte (Black Fruit)

Film Screening|Festival Massimadi | Queer Lineages - Part 1

  • Goethe-Institut Montreal, Montreal

  • Language German, English, French
  • Price Free. Please reserve a ticket.

Close Up "Lalo" - Black Fruit/Schwarze Früchte | Lamin Leroy Gibba © ARD Degeto

Film Still: Schwarze Früchte / Black Fruit | Lamin Leroy Gibba © ARD Degeto

GERMANY | 2024 | 30 minutes per episode | German, English, French
Episodes 1 and 2
Directed by: Elisha Smith-Leverock, David Ụzọchukwu
Starring: Lamin Leroy Gibba, Melodie Simina, Vanessa Yeboah, Benjamin Radjaipour, Daniel Hernandez, Nick Romeo Reimann, Christine Rollar

Meet Lalo and Karla, two queer and Black best friends in Hamburg, navigating life’s twists and turns with humor and heart. From witty banter to moments of silence, flirts, heartbreaks, and growing pains, they’re on a journey to become their true selves, even if chaos often follows.Creator, lead actor and head writer Lamin Leroy Gibba and his ensemble create an extraordinary dramedy series that celebrated its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2024.

Content warning: This film contains scenes of sex, nudity, and references to trauma, violence, and racialized situations of danger.
 

Agenda

  • Morgen doen we het better (Tomorrow Will Be Better)

    Film screening | Festival Massimadi | Queer Lineages - Part 1

    • Goethe-Institut Montreal, Montreal

  • Schwarze Früchte (Black Fruit)

    Film Screening | Festival Massimadi | Queer Lineages - Part 1

    • Goethe-Institut Montreal, Montreal

  • A Mother Apart

    Film Screening | Festival Massimadi | Queer Lineages - Part 2

    • Goethe-Institut Montreal, Montreal