What's it got to do with me?

 
in German:
Was geht mich das noch an?

Project

 

Description

The film deals with the impressions of school students at the sites of the Shoah and wants to show how young Austrians deal with the reconstructions of the past, which emotions surface, what reflection takes place. In order to open up the group dynamic of a school class, the film team will accompany a few protagonists in their private surroundings, where the question what the Shoah means to them personally today will be addressed in detail. At the same time, Israeli teenagers will be filmed on an excursion to Mauthausen. What do they feel? The aim is to encourage the student to undertake an honest analysis of the past and policies of dealing with history.

in German:
Der Film behandelt die Eindrücke der SchülerInnen an Stätten der Shoah und will zeigen, wie österreichische Jugendliche mit den Rekonstruktionen der Vergangenheit umgehen, welche Emotionen hochkommen, welche Reflexion stattfindet. Um die Gruppendynamik einer Schulklasse aufzureißen, begleitet das Filmteam einige Protagonistinnen und Protagonisten in ihr privates Umfeld. Dort soll der Frage vertieft nachgegangen werden, was die Geschichte der Shoah für sie individuell heute bedeutet. Parallel dazu werden israelische Jugendliche auf Exkursion in Mauthausen dokumentiert. Was geht in ihnen vor? Ziel ist, die Schülerinnen und Schüler zu einer offenen Auseinandersetzung mit der Vergangenheit und mit Geschichtspolitik anzuregen.

Applicant

Kurt Mayer Film

in German:
Kurt Mayer Film

Website

Location

Austria | show on map

Approved

20 Dec 2011

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.