Germany,
2006, 45 min
Shown in 2007
CREDITS
- dir
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Annette van Wangenheim
- gga award
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Best TV Documentary Short Form
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COMMENTS
Screened with My Father the Turk.
OTHER
Annette von Wagenheim’s documentary exposes the political and racial significance of this international icon. Rare footage and interviews with contemporary artists help trace Baker’s career from her early dancing days in Paris to her later political activism as a member of the French Resistance and supporter of the American Civil Rights Movement.
FACTOID #111
Both parents of TV star Mariska Hargitay attended the Festival, but not at the same time. Actress Jayne Mansfield attended in 1966 on a lark, and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay attended in 1989, having appeared as himself in György Szomjas’s film Mr. Universe.
