FILM

Documentary

Die Entnazifizierung des MH (The Denazification of MH)
James T Hong
United States / Germany, 2006
Betacam (SP) PAL (16mm). 18min. Black and white. VOSC


Thursday 22nd
17:15h
Audiorio CCCB

Production: James T Hong, Yin-Ju Chen, [email protected], +1 415 641 16 73
Photography: James T Hong, Yin-Ju Chen
Editor: James T Hong
Screenplay: James T Hong
Actors: Sylvia Schedelbauer, Martin Heidegger

Sinopsis: Die Entnazifizierung des MH is an experimental philosophical documentary which explores the denazification proceedings of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976). Shot entirely in or near the German Black Forest where Heidegger lived and worked, the film portrays and interprets Heidegger's refusal to honestly confront and his reluctance to publicly apologise for his active role in the Nazi party. Using original audio recordings the film depicts Heidegger's philosophical interpretation of his Nazi involvement and his belief in the power of interpretation, the Western philosophical tradition, and words.

Bio: James T Hong has been producing films and videos for ten years in San Francisco. He shoots a lot of films but completes few, and considers those he does complete to be expressions of the failure of the American experiment.

 
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