Go Therefore and Learn
The film takes a critical look at German missionary work in Namibia, which played a major role in the colonization of the country in the 19th century. Two young filmmakers from Namibia and Germany embark on a personal and historical search for traces of the missionaries in present-day Namibia. Both were raised as Christians but now have many critical questions and reservations, particularly regarding the spread of Christianity. Their countries are connected by a dark past—German missionaries are now considered pioneers of the colony of German South West Africa, present-day Namibia. On their journey, there are many encounters, archival discoveries, and, in the end, even more questions.
Cast
- Protagonist
- Laudika yaNdangii
- Protagonist
- Timoteus Ndakunda
- Protagonist
- Muningandu Hoveka
- Protagonist
- Hildegard Titus
- Protagonist
- Lizette Kavari
- Protagonist
- Lavinia Tukuhole Kapewasha
- Protagonist
- Werner Hillebrecht
- Protagonist
- Markus Kooper Jr.
Go Therefore and Learn
Daniela Fritz
- Documentary
- Production Country / Year
- Germany, Namibia 2025
- Language
- engl., dt., af., qba. OF m. engl. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 89min
1.78:1 (16:9), Discrete 5.1
- Original Title
- Gehet Hin und Lernt
Director & Crew
Daniela Fritz
Born in 1992 in Weingarten in Baden-Württemberg. Studied Media and Political Science in Mainz. Worked for the Institute for Media and Communication and for various broadcasters and production companies.
Studied Documentary Filmmaking at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. Works as a camera and sound assistant and at the Kinderfilmhaus in Ludwigsburg and at the State Archives of Baden-Württemberg. Active as a director.
Filmography
| 2019 | Schwarzweiss | Kurzdokumentarfilm | |
| 2020 | The World Chronicles | Animationskurzfilm | |
| 2022 | Pigeons: The Illusion of Harmony | Kurzdokumentarfilm | |
| 2025 | Gehet hin und lernt | Dokumentarfilm | 2025 |
“I grew up in Germany and learned shockingly late (and not at school) about the cruel colonial history behind us—and how relevant and fatal its effects still are today for many descendants in Namibia. The more I studied this part of history, especially its beginnings with German missionaries as pioneers, the more I realized how important it is to understand this history and how it continues to shape the present.”
- Writer
- Daniela Fritz
- Laudika yaNdangii
- Director of Photography
- Patience Mureti
- Editor
- Ylva Sommer
- Sound Designer
- Perschya Chehrazi
- Armin Biemel
- Sebastian Schmitt
- Producer
- Daniela Fritz
- Tangeni Amweelo