„Three Minutes – A Lengthening“ presents a home movie shot by David Kurtz in 1938 in a Jewish town in Poland. The three minutes of footage, mostly in color, are the only moving images left of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk before the Holocaust. Those precious minutes are examined moment by moment to unravel the human stories hidden in the celluloid and in a attempt to postpone its ending. It is a haunting essay about history, memory, memorials and the very nature of celluloid.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 9 min.
- Country, year
- Netherlands, United Kingdom, 2021
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- English, Polish, German, JI
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N-7
Credits
- Director
- Bianca Stigter
- Screenplay
- Bianca Stigter, Glenn Kurtz
- Producers
- Floor Onrust
- Cinematography
- David Kurtz
- Music
- Wilko Sterke
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Bianca Stigter
Bianca Stigter is a Dutch documentary director, film producer, journalist and historian. She studied history and the author of several books and writes for NRC Handelsblad. Stigter produced the film 12 Years a Slave by her partner, filmmaker Steve McQueen. As a film critic, in 2006 she was one of the three members of the jury of the Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films. Three Minutes: A Lengthening is her first feature film.
