THREE MINUTES
THREE MINUTES

THREE MINUTES

By Bianca Stigter

Netherlands, United Kingdom | 2021 | 69'
Etatutti

A snippet of 16mm film offers an emotionally charged, meditative glimpse into the lives of the unsuspecting Jewish citizens of a small Polish village at the precipice of World War II.

A powerful, essential piece of filmmaking Roger Eber | The best films of Sundance AV Club | Haunting and provocative Variety | A beautifully made exploration of the past The Hollywood Reporter | Three Minutes is fascinating… electrifying IndieWire | A moving, rigorous memorial The Film Verdict | Revelatory The Moveable Fest | Poignant… extraordinary story Screen Daily | A touching tribute International Cinephil Society | A poetic meditation on film, history, and loss The Playlist | Unique, exciting Elle Italy | One of the most unique and powerful documentaries of the year POV Magazin

Three Minutes – A Lengthening presents a home movie shot by David Kurtz in 1938 in a Jewish town in Poland and tries to postpone its ending. The film is a haunting essay about history and memory. As long as we are watching, history is not over yet. 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. Different voices enhance the images: Glenn Kurtz, grandson of David Kurtz, and Maurice Chandler, who appears in the footage as a young boy. Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter.

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