Facing fear
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Facing fear |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jason Cohen |
| script | Jason Cohen |
| production | Jason Cohen, TM Christopher |
| music | David Kesler |
| camera | Svetlana Cvetko |
Facing Fear ( German The fear encounter ) is an American documentary from the year 2013. The film by Jason Cohen was in 2014 for the Oscar in the category Best Short Documentary nominated.
action
25 years after neo-Nazis attacked the homosexual Matthew Boger and seriously injured him physically, Matthew works at the Museum of Tolerance , where he meets Tim Zaal, a former neo-Nazi. Both realize very quickly that they had met before. Tim was one of the neo-Nazis who attacked Matthew and left him badly injured. Through their conversations, they manage to overcome their beliefs and fears, resulting in forgiveness and an unlikely collaboration.
background
The film had its world premiere in Los Angeles on July 13, 2013. Matthew and Tim are holding a series of presentations at the Museum of Tolerance under the name “From Hate to Hope” . Tim Zaal is now working on several projects against hatred and intolerance such as B. at the Simon Wiesenthal Center at the Task Force Against Hate Crime.
Awards
- Academy Awards 2014 : Nomination for Best Documentary Short Film
Web links
- Facing Fear at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website of the film (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ imdb.com Release Info. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
- ↑ museumoftolerance.com. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
- ↑ facingfearmovie.com (PDF file). Retrieved May 18, 2014 .