The Weight Of My Name
2025•41m•Released
Documentary
2-channel film installation 'Die Last meines Namens', wherein Heydt deals with an unpleasant part of his own family history. Heydt’s great-grandfather was a member of the NSDAP and mayor of the small town of Haselünne in Emsland for almost 10 years during the Third Reich. Based on interviews with his grandfather and research in various archives, Heydt develops a personal perspective on the subject. The film deals with how we construct identity from oral retellings, how we process family histories, and how we can find current and personal points of access to German remembrance culture. At the heart of the work are two conversations with his grandfather Heinrich Heydt, recorded at different points in the research process. In them, the grandfather describes his memories of his father, the time, and the two reflect on the subject and the results of the research.
Director
Luca Heydt
Languages
German
Studio
Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim
Cast
Luca Heydt
Self / Narrator / Interviewer
Production
Company
Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim
Producer
Luca Heydt
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