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Mo Asumang

b. 1963

German film director, television presenter, voice actor and film producer

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About Mo Asumang

Born 1963. Mo Asumang is a German film director, television presenter, voice actor, film producer, actor and screenwriter.

Monika 'Mo ' Yaa akoma Asumang (born 13 June 1963, Kassel) is a German presenter, filmmaker, actress and writer. She created the 2014 documentary The Aryans, in which she confronts racists in both Germany and the US.

Biography Asumang was born on 13 June 1963 to a Ghanaian father and German mother. She studied Visual Communication at the University of Kassel. She made her directing debut with the documentary Roots Germania, which was nominated for a Grimme-Preis in 2008. Around the Football World Cup 2010, she made a documentary about South Africa called Road to Rainbow - Willkommen in Südafrika. To address racism, she confronted racists in Germany, and travelled to the United States, where she had conversations with Ku Klux Klan members. The documentary was also nominated for a Grimme-Preis.

In 2016, Asumang wrote a book about her identity search and experiences meeting racists, Neo-Nazis and Ku-Klux-Klan members face to face, titled Mo und die Arier: Allein unter Rassisten und Neonazis (Mo and the Aryans: Alone among racists and Neo-Nazis).

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Awards
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Also known as
Monika Yaa akoma Asumang

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mo Asumang?

German film director, television presenter, voice actor and film producer

When was Mo Asumang born?

Mo Asumang was born on 13 June 1963 in Kassel.

What is Mo Asumang's occupation?

Mo Asumang is a film director, television presenter, voice actor, film producer, actor and screenwriter.

What nationality is Mo Asumang?

Mo Asumang is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mo Asumang

· Wikidata: Q1439332

· DBpedia: Mo Asumang

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