The proliferation of images of the Holocaust in the global era, as also the generational renewal in the art field, has led to change the strategy of the representation of the Holocaust: from the sacralization to the demystification. In this context we'll think the representation of the Holocaust in contemporary documentary film through productions made since the year 2000. Thus, we'll find documentaries with classical styles and formal perspectives, with domestic ethnographies and documentaries in first person, with productions that are closest to the docudrama and the reality show. Rather than carry out a thorough analysis, we wish to draw a mapping of some of the themes and styles that emerged or were consolidated as a strategy of representation in this period. Working with titles of various nationalities, we will order our analysis from two central topics: Exposing the history, will be the first one; and Family stories, the second.
Keywords:
Holocaust, Representation, Documentary Cinema, Family, History
Zylberman, L. (2017). Generations later: Mapping documentary cinema about the Holocaust in the 21st century. Cuadernos Judaicos, (34), pp. 252–279. https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-8749.2017.48020
