African Encounters 2025: Panel Discussion
LET’S TALK CLIMATE!
In a panel discussion following the film screening of THE BATTLE FOR LAIKIPIA, we will be discussing the issues of climate change with filmmakers, researchers and activists. Which role does the colonial past play for climate justice today? Can climate change be racist? We invite the Munich audience as part of African Encounters 2025: LET'S TALK CLIMATE! to engage in a dialogue between Africa and Europe bringing climate change back on the agenda!
The event will be held in English.
Panel guests
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Nisreen Elsaim Environmental, climate and democracy activist Nisreen Elsaim holds a BA in physics and MA in renewable energy from the University of Khartoum, Sudan. As a climate activist she has been involved in fostering community organization and established over 13 organizations at local, regional, and international level. She contributed to international dialogues and policy papers as a junior negotiator with the African Group of Negotiators, focusing on technology transfer and climate change. In 2020, she was appointed to chair the UN Secretary General Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. The former Robert Bosch Academy fellow currently works to build a global network for climate activists coming from conflict affected countries. |
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Dr. Thomas Hendriks Research Associate at KU Leuven University in the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology Thomas Hendriks was initially trained as a forest engineer before pursuing a career as an anthropologist. He is the author of Rainforest Capitalism: Power and Masculinity in a Congolese Timber Concession (Duke University Press, 2022). He is currently a research associate at KU Leuven University in Belgium. |
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Toni Kamau Producer and filmmaker Kenyan-based Toni Kamau is producer of award winning documentaries. She has strong Pan-African networks and worked for BBC, Al Jazeera, and Bloomberg. She is collaborating with filmmakers from across the world, on stories exploring themes of African innovation, indigenous conservation among others. Committed to advancing the global documentary industry, she serves as a board member of the International Documentary Association and a member of the International Engagement Committee at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
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Julian Etienne Climate Story Fund Officer and Film Officer Julian is a cultural worker dedicated to fostering transformative encounters between cinema and audiences. From 2018 until 2020, he served as programmer and later as programming co-director at Ambulante. At Doc Society, he currently supports filmmakers throughout their production and impact journeys. |
