Decolonial city tour

Justice

Justice is the founder of deSta, whose aim is to create incentives that motivate people to engage more with colonialism and all that it entails.

Nimish

Nimish has been with deSta since August 2024. He was particularly impressed by deSta's approach to raising awareness of Germany's colonial past.

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

A documentary that shows the struggles of the Congo, exposes the role of the USA and Belgium and at the same time shows the colonial structures that still exist today.

Colonial roots of the genocide in Rwanda

In April 1994, the parents of two-year-old Samuel Ishimwe were murdered in Rwanda. Their fate was shared by up to a million people in the genocide against the country's Tutsi minority. Thirty years on, Samuel sets out to discover what set these terrible events in motion.

Harriet - The path to freedom

Based on the moving and inspiring life of one of America's greatest heroines, HARRIET tells the extraordinary story of Harriet Tubman, the famed freedom fighter who defied all odds to change the course of her life and the fate of the nation.

Stamped from the beginning

In his book, Dr. Ibrahim X. Kendi explains how "whiteness" was invented and why. This documentary visualizes his book and explains European history of the last 500 years.

African Queens: Njinga

Find out more about the courageous and legendary female fighters against the European invasion of what is now Congo and Angola, such as Queen Nzinga.

Dahomey

In November 2021, 26 Cultural Belongings find their way back to present-day Benin. They were snatched from the Kingdom of Dahomey by the French and taken to Paris. The local population has its say.

The empty grave

During the German colonial era, graves of dead people were dug up and looted in Tanzania. The justification for this was "(pseudo-)scientific research to prove the myth of white supremacy. The absence of these skulls can still be felt by the descendants today.