Ethnocineca Majub's Journey
Majubs Journey
Eva Knopf | Germany 2013 | 50 Min. | OV engl. sub.
„Extras are the night of the cinema. While it strives to be an art that makes stars shine.“ The essayistic documentary tells the story of an African man named Mohamed Husen. He lived in Nazi Germany during the 1930s and worked as an extra in the movie business and was Zarah Leander’s chauffeur, Hans Albers’ servant and Heinz Rühmann’s liftboy. He was, however, not only an extra in the movie industry. The ’extra’ is also a metaphor for his role in ’big history’: His story isn’t told. This is a film about the reconstruction of Mohamed Husen’s life - including the holes that the archive leaves open - and it is a film about how the roles society offers us effect our lives.
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Meeting Point: WMW Forum