Vorführung des Dokumentars "Back in Berlin" (2021) von Bobby Lax (in englischer Sprache) am Holocaust-Gedenktag (am 27.01.2025) um 18:00 Uhr im Hörsaal der Freien Universität Berlin (Thielallee, 67).

Gliederung der Veranstaltung:

• Grußworte von Prof. Dr. Verena Blechinger-Talcott (Erste Vizepräsidentin) und Prof. Dr. Reimund Leicht (Leiter des Instituts für Judaistik)
• Einführung von Prof. Dr. Silvana Greco (Professorin für Soziologie des Judentums, FU Berlin)
• Vorführung des Dokumentars "Back in Berlin" von Bobby Lax
• Diskussion mit dem Regisseur Bobby Lax und dem Protagonisten Manuel Harlan. Moderation: Prof. Dr. Silvana Greco

 

Eine Anmeldung zur Veranstaltung ist erforderlich bis zum 26.01.2025: anmeldungen@geschkult.fu-berlin.de

Synopsis of "Back in Berlin" (2021) by Bobby Lax

 

Shortly after his father dies, Bobby returns to England and finds an old suitcase revealing the truth his father Edgar Lax (1923-2013) hid - about his family who perished in the Holocaust. He invites Manuel, his childhood friend with a German background, to translate the documents. Manuel shares that he too discovered a family secret: his great-uncle is the infamous Nazi director Veit Harlan, who directed "Jud Süß” (1940) - the most notorious anti-Semitic propaganda film in history. Together they embark on a journey to Berlin, that puts their friendship to the test.

“Back in Berlin” is his first full length documentary film and after receiving the Special Jury Mention at its premiere in the Haifa Film Festival in 2021, has been screened at Film Festivals around the world.

 

Trailer: https://go2films.com/films/back-in-berlin/