John Njenga Karugia’s documentary film New Silk Roads in Local and Global Politics is currently screening at various locations around Germany and beyond. In Berlin, the next event will take place on Thursday, 20 November. We look forward to seeing you there.
The film is a journey along the maritime and land routes of the New Silk Roads, from Xi’an to Mombasa, Duisburg to Chongqing, Gwadar to Makassar, the Strait of Mallaca to Athens. It emerged from an attempt at understanding the impact and reception of infrastructure projects of the Belt and Road Initiative across Africa, Asia and Europe. The film illuminates local receptions and implications of China’s global investments in transregional infrastructure projects.
Upcoming Screenings
SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA, Berlin
Thursday, 20 November 2025
17:30 – 19:30
filmforum Duisburg
Date and time tbc
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Thursday, 11 December 2025
18:00 – 20:00
Department of African Studies, University of Vienna
Friday, 12 December 2025
Time tbc
Previous screenings
Institute of African Studies, Universität Leipzig
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
15:00 – 17:00
School of Sociology, Quaid-i-azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Thursday, 18 September 2025
All images in this post © John Njenga Karugia