Johannes Krug
Filmmaker
authentic films
between
dramedy & documentary
Swabia & Ghana
Films
Black Savior
A cinematic inversion of global power dynamics, Black Savior parodies the quirks of the White Savior Syndrome through the story of an Akan family trying to save the Swabian tribe one goat at a time.
Making of King
How do exaggerated self-promotion and attention-seeking media promote a man to 'king' status and what structural racism underlies this performance in the media? The search for answers raises new questions.
my past, not your future
A letter to my future children, in which I reflect my past through looking at how the release of my original film about racist traditions in my former youth camp was prevented due to white fragility.
DIVINE419 - HAWKERS HUSTLE
Kwame, a young hustling hawker, strives to be a successful actor. But when he looses everything the only way out seems to be the word of God.
Forst Först
A portrait about the forester Hubert Stehle from the Danube Valley. The film is about walking the thin line between a new beginning and the final farewell, holding on and letting go.
Afro Shop
A documentary series about afrogerman & african musicians in Germany.
ABOUT ME
After a year abroad in Ghana and a Bachelor in Audiovisual Media at Stuttgart Media University, I studied Directing, specializing in documentary films at the renowned Filmacademy Baden-Wuerttemberg. My documentary focus also impacts how I write and direct my fictional films. I'm married to the Ghanaian educationist Irene Selorm Krug. In my films, I take a critical look at German and Ghanaian society while reflecting on my role in this world, sometimes seriously, sometimes humorously, but always with blunt, authentic honesty.
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