AFA Movie Club x Stadtkino Wien: Stoff – ein Spitzen-
geschaeft
The AFA Movie Club, in cooperation with Stadtkino Wien, presents the documentary Stoff – ein Spitzengeschäft, which traces a little-noticed connection between Nigeria and Austria.
The screening will be followed by a talk with the film’s director Katharina Weingartner, Beatrace Angut Lorika Oola, founder of the platform Fashion Africa Now, and sociologist, fashion theorist and cultural critic Monica Titton.
17.02.2026
On Tuesday, February 17, the AFA Movie Club, in cooperation with Stadtkino Wien, presents the documentary Stoff – ein Spitzengeschäft (eng. Lace Relations), which traces a little-noticed connection between Nigeria and Austria.
The film spans from the fabric markets of Lagos, Nigeria, to the embroidery factories of Lustenau, Austria, and explores the historical foundations of European wealth. It is a film about women, power structures and textiles, and about the colonial threads that continue to shape Europe to this day.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Katharina Weingartner and independent interdisciplinary curator, creative and cultural producer, and founder of the platform Fashion Africa Now, Beatrace Angut Lorika Oola, in conversation with sociologist, fashion theorist and cultural critic Monica Titton.
Tue, 17.02.2026
7.30 pm
When mentioning the code AFA, discounted tickets are available for 8 EUR instead of 10.50 EUR. Reduced tickets can only be bought at the box office.
Stadtkino Wien im Künstlerhaus
Akademiestraße 13, 1010 Vienna
Katharina Weingartner is an Austrian filmmaker, journalist and producer who has been creating film work on pop and countercultures, politics and society for many years. After working in New York and founding her own production companies, she now focuses on collaborative and decolonial film projects.
Beatrace Angut Lorika Oola works as an independent interdisciplinary curator, creative and cultural producer, and is the founder of the platform Fashion Africa Now, which promotes the visibility of Black creatives and Afrodiasporic perspectives within the fashion industry. Her interdisciplinary practice includes workshops, publications and international networking formats that strengthen diversity, representation and solidarity-based economic models.
Monica Titton is a sociologist, fashion theorist and Senior Scientist at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, where she researches and teaches on the intersections of fashion, culture, history and politics. Her work bridges critical theory and fashion studies, and she regularly publishes on postcolonial, feminist and culture-critical approaches to fashion.
