Gavagai - Ulrich Köhler

On the set of a turbulent shoot of a Medea adaptation in Senegal, Maja seeks solace in a love affair with her co-star Nourou. Months later, they meet again at the film’s premiere in Berlin. Old feelings resurface, but a racist incident unsettles their reunion. Tensions rise as everyone tries to do the right thing. While the ancient tragedy plays out on screen, a contemporary drama unfolds. Ulrich Köhler’s new film is a multi-layered reflection on art, morals and colonialism.

Ulrich Köhler (born December 15, 1969) is a prominent German film director and screenwriter closely associated with the acclaimed Berlin School of filmmaking. Born in Marburg, Germany, Köhler spent his early childhood in Zaire. This experience with cultural displacement, along with his later studies in art in France and visual communication at the Hamburg College of Fine Arts, profoundly shaped his directorial perspective.