AFA MOVIE CLUB PRESENTS, IN COOPERATION WITH STADTKINO WIEN, THE DOCUMENTARY FABRIC – A TOP BUSINESS, WHICH FOLLOWS A LITTLE-EXAMINED CONNECTION BETWEEN NIGERIA AND AUSTRIA. THE SCREENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A TALK WITH DIRECTOR KATHARINA WEINGARTNER, BEATRACE ANGUT LORIKA OOLA, FOUNDER OF THE PLATFORM FASHION AFRICA NOW, AND SOCIOLOGIST, FASHION THEORIST, AND CULTURAL CRITIC MONICA TITTON.
On Tuesday, February 17, the AFA Movie Club, in cooperation with Stadtkino Wien, presents the documentary Stoff – ein Spitzengeschäft, a film that traces a largely overlooked connection between Nigeria and Austria.
The documentary spans from the fabric markets of Lagos, Nigeria, to the embroidery factories of Lustenau, Austria, and further back to the historical foundations of European wealth. It is a film about women, power structures, textiles, and the colonial threads that continue to shape Europe to this day.
Following the screening, a talk will take place featuring the film’s director Katharina Weingartner, independent interdisciplinary curator, Creative & Cultural Producer and founder of the platform Fashion Africa Now, Beatrace Angut Lorika Oola, and sociologist, fashion theorist, and cultural critic Monica Titton. Together, they will discuss the film and its broader thematic implications.
Tue, 17 February 2026 | 7:30 PM
Tickets
By mentioning the code word AFA, discounted tickets are available for €8 instead of €10.50. Reduced tickets can only be purchased at the box office.
Stadtkino Wien at Künstlerhaus
Akademiestraße 13, 1010 Vienna
About the Speakers
Katharina Weingartner is an Austrian director, journalist, and producer who has created film works on pop and countercultures, politics, and society for many years. She worked in New York, founded her own production companies, and today focuses on collaborative and decolonial filmmaking projects.
Beatrace Angut Lorika Oola works as an independent interdisciplinary curator and Creative & Cultural Producer and is the founder of the platform Fashion Africa Now, through which she promotes the visibility of Black creatives and Afrodiasporic perspectives within the fashion industry. Her interdisciplinary practice includes workshops, publications, and international network formats that strengthen diversity, representation, and solidarity-based economies.
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 combines critical theory with Fashion Studies, and she regularly publishes on postcolonial, feminist, and cultural-critical perspectives in fashion.
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