Disposable Humanity

 
in German:
Disposable Humanity

Project

 

Description

Disposable Humanity is a feature-length documentary about the first gas chamber murders of psychiatric patients before the Holocaust (code name: Operation T4). The material includes footage of all six killing centres in their present form as well as original documentation archived in the extensive archives at Hartheim, Grafeneck and the Federal Archives in Berlin, among others. What significance can be derived from remembering the history of disability in our own present? What do these public acts of recognition mean for disabled people as a group and for disability researchers in the context of preserving disability history? What do today's commemorative practices tell us about contemporary attitudes towards disability? These and similar questions are addressed in the documentary.

in German:
Disposable Humanity ist ein abendfüllender Dokumentarfilm über die ersten Gaskammermorde an Psychiatriepatient*innen vor dem Holocaust (Codename: Aktion T4). Das Material umfasst Aufnahmen aller sechs Tötungszentren in ihrer heutigen Form sowie Originaldokumentationen, die unter anderem in den umfangreichen Archiven in Hartheim, Grafeneck und im Bundesarchiv in Berlin archiviert sind. Welche Bedeutung lässt sich aus der Erinnerung an die Geschichte der Behinderung in unserer eigenen Gegenwart ableiten? Was bedeuten diese öffentlichen Akte der Anerkennung für Behinderte als Gruppe und für Behindertenforscher*innen im Rahmen der Bewahrung der Behindertengeschichte? Was sagen uns die heutigen Gedenkpraktiken über die zeitgenössische Einstellung zu Behinderungen? Diese und ähnliche Fragen werden in der Dokumentation behandelt.

Projectwebsite

Applicant

CSM Productions LLC

in German:
CSM Productions LLC

Website

Location

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Approved

19 Apr 2023

Category

documentary film

Type

Commemoration / remembrance

Funding

National Fund budget

Please note

The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.