Schwarzfahrer
Schwarzfahrer (German for "black rider") is an Academy Award-winning 12-minute short film directed by Pepe Danquart. The topic of the film is the daily racism a black man endures in a tram.
Plot
A motorbiker (Stefan Merki) boards a tram, and witnesses a black man (Paul Outlaw) sitting down next to an elderly white woman (Sentra Moira). In the entire 12 minutes, the old woman racially abuses the black man, stating they stink, are unintelligent, criminal and the perfect carrier for AIDS. The biker feels uncomfortable, but does not dare to interrupt. The black man stays quiet for the entire film, until the tram controller arrives: when the old woman produces her ticket, he grabs and swallows it. When the old woman accuses the black man for eating her ticket, he coolly shows his valid ticket to the controller; latter nods at him and arrests the old woman for being a real black rider.
Cast
- Senta Moira as the Old Woman. Moira plays
- Paul Outlaw as the Black Man
- Stefan Merki as the Biker
- Klaus Tilsner as the Controller
Acclaim
- 1993 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film — won