Babenhausen

The vivid account of an Antifa-activist (original sound at a demonstration) offers a chronology of anti-Semitic harassment and agitation in Babenhausen using the example of the history of the Merins, a Jewish family. On the visual level, this is accompanied by a series of views of their burning house. The result is a striking documentation of the way one element of the collective mentality of Nazi Germany persists into the present, remaining visible in the way an entire community deals with its own past.

Orig. Title
Babenhausen
Year
1997
Country
Germany
Duration
4 min
Director
Hito Steyerl
Category
Documentary
Orig. Language
German
Subtitles
English
Credits
Director
Hito Steyerl
Available Formats
Digital File (prores, h264)
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound Format
stereo
Color Format
colour