After: Poetry Destroys Silence
“Poetry goes below the surface….in a way that journalism and academic language can never do. Poetry is what poets do with trauma.”
After: Poetry Destroys Silence
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence is a deep dive into the creative responsibility of writers when faced with holocaust, catastrophe and genocide. Do they bury their heads in the sand or do they reach out to the world with their creative gift?
Genre
Documentary,
Poetry,
Art & Artists
Runtime
82
Language
English
Director
Richard Kroehling
Cast
Melissa Leo,
Geza Roehrig,
Bo Corre
FEATURED REVIEW
Nell Minow, RogerEbert.com
The film is a response to philosopher Theodor Adorno, who said, “To write a poem after Auschwitz is barbaric.” He thinks that because no art can fully convey the horror of the Holocaust, it is disrespectful to try. The film rebuts that idea with a quote from Charles Bukowski, “Poetry is what ...
Played at
Royal 11.08.24 - 11.14.24
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