TjiTji 22 min, 2014, was directed by Oshosheni Hiveluah. Tjandjeua – Tjitji, a young, successful and ambitious student, has secret dreams of being the next famous ‘Talk Show Host’. However, Tjitji’s Mother and Father live dutifully, in the time-honoured Himba tradition. Every weekend she returns home to her village, but is concerned that Himba customs and practices, relating to young girls her age, will jeopardise her own personal dreams. She soon learns that her Father is, as is the custom, in the process of arranging for her marriage to a young Himba man, Muasahepi. Tjitji is upset that she’s expected to follow her parents’ wishes for her future and has to make a decision … what should she do, defy her culture to follow her dream? The film won Best Narrative Film and Best Cinematography at the 2014 Namibia Film and Theatre Awards. With the friendly support of Brot für die Welt/EED, Katholischer Fonds, Aktion Afrika des Auswärtigen Amts. Media partners: Africiné, Zentrum Moderner Orient, Club der Freunde von RFI, Berlin Poche, Humboldt University, Exberliner, multicult.fm, Art Labour Archives, Planète Métis, Contemporary &, Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland, Afroheat As director and founder of the Namibian branch of AfricAvenir, Hans-Christian Mahnke has been showing quality African films since 2004 at various places in Namibia and other African countries and Germany on a regular and systematic basis, tackling challenges like distribution, screening culture and accessibility of African cinema to African audiences. Under his leadership, AfricAvenir became partner to the 15th Ismailia Film Festival and to 1st Luxor African Film Festival, AfricAvenir was the sole non-Egyptian partner organisation. Besides organizing monthly film screenings in Windhoek, he is co-organized the BAB-initiated Namibian film series called “Namibia in Motion” in Basel, Switzerland. Mahnke has co-created the Namibian Movie Collection to store, showcase, promote and distribute Namibian film products in- and outside Namibia. He is a member of the African Federation of Film Critics and Namibian representative of the short film fund ETISAL. From 2010-11 he served as Filmmakers Association of Namibia (FAN) Vice-Chairperson and organised the 1stNamibia Theatre and Film Awards in 2010. He currently is a board member of FAN. 5th June 2015 , 8 -11 pm Hackesche Höfe Kino Rosenthaler Straße 40/41 10178 Berlin

German Premiere: "Namibian Shorts"