MONIFF 2022 Film Festival

Three Minutes: A Lengthening

Expired October 7, 2022 3:45 AM
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Three Minutes: A Lengthening
So long as we are watching history, history is not over. Three minutes of footage, shot by David Kurtz in 1938, are the only moving images remaining of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk, Poland before the Holocaust. THREE MINUTES: A LENGTHENING explores the human stories hidden within the celluloid.
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The story of the only three minutes of footage —a home movie shot by David Kurtz in 1938— showing images of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk (Poland) before the beginning of the Shoah. Narrated by Academy Award® nominee Helena Bonham Carter. Co-produced by Academy Award® winner Steve McQueen.


“An original and incisive meditation on history, memory, memorials and the very nature of celluloid…" ALISSA SIMON VARIETY


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  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    69 minutes
  • Language
    English, German, Polish
  • Country
    United Kingdom, Netherlands
  • Note
    Closed captioning
  • Director
    Bianca Stigter
  • Producer
    Steve McQueen
  • Cast
    Helena Bonham Carter
  • Cinematographer
    David Kurtz
  • Editor
    Katharina Wartena
  • Music
    Wilko Sterke
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