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Series for Film Group Discussions The Consequences of Prejudice and Hate |
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The ability of any art form to convey the reality of the Holocaust has troubled both artists and scholars. In film the problems are especially complex: film is a very effective means to inform, to make people aware, to try to bring the events of the past closer, and to give humanity to faceless numbers. Film has the power to depict what appears to be reality. But what seems to be "real" has in fact been crafted. A large collection of both features and documentaries have addressed the Holocaust, and new films continue to be made every year. Each may provide a window to "truth." Looking at both features and documentaries about aspects of the Holocaust can provide different, sometimes contradictory but often complementary perspectives on a topic. It can offer food for discussion of the relative strengths, weaknesses, and contributions of the two forms. You may wish to screen one pair of films, or several, under the headings below. Note: For historical background, viewers may want to refer to Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Course for Adolescents by Mary Johnson and Patricia Brett Erens, a Jewish Heritage Video Collection course, and The World Must Know: A History of the Holocaust as Told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Michael Berenbaum (Boston: Little, Brown, 1993).
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