Vita Activa, The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
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Vita Activa, The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
A personal spiritual biography of the Jewish philosopher, Hannah Arendt, who coined the controversial phrase “The Banality of Evil,” in her book Eichmann in Jerusalem. The movie tracks the connections between her life story and her thinking, through rare archival footage demonstrating the Banality of Evil. Her Ideas on the nature of Evil, pluralism, Freedom, etc., are relevant today more than ever.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2015; Special Mention and Best Editing Award - Sole Luna Doc Film Festival, Palermo, Italy, 2015; Best Documentary Film Award - Santa Barbara International Film Festival, California, USA, 2016
Director: Ada Ushpiz
Producer: Ina Fichman, Ada Ushpiz
Production Company: AU Films, Intuitive Pictuers
Cinematographer: Itai Neeman, Philippe Lavalette, German Gutierrez
Editor: Hadas Ayalon
Soundtrack Editor: Michel Lambert
Original Soundtrack: John Wilson
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Chanel 8, SRC Canada, RTS, SVT, WDR/ARTE, Israeli Lottery, Claims.
Script: Ada Ushpiz
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: English, Hebrewv
Film Name in Hebrew: ויטה אקטיבה, ביוגרפיה רוחנית של חנה ארנדט
Category: History / Identity / Israeli Society
Tag Words: Adolph Eichmann biography Nazi Philosophy The Banality of Evil
A personal spiritual biography of the Jewish philosopher, Hannah Arendt, who coined the controversial phrase “The Banality of Evil,” in her book Eichmann in Jerusalem. The movie tracks the connections between her life story and her thinking, through rare archival footage demonstrating the Banality of Evil. Her Ideas on the nature of Evil, pluralism, Freedom, etc., are relevant today more than ever.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2015; Special Mention and Best Editing Award - Sole Luna Doc Film Festival, Palermo, Italy, 2015; Best Documentary Film Award - Santa Barbara International Film Festival, California, USA, 2016
Director: Ada Ushpiz
Producer: Ina Fichman, Ada Ushpiz
Production Company: AU Films, Intuitive Pictuers
Cinematographer: Itai Neeman, Philippe Lavalette, German Gutierrez
Editor: Hadas Ayalon
Soundtrack Editor: Michel Lambert
Original Soundtrack: John Wilson
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Chanel 8, SRC Canada, RTS, SVT, WDR/ARTE, Israeli Lottery, Claims.
Script: Ada Ushpiz
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: English, Hebrewv
Film Name in Hebrew: ויטה אקטיבה, ביוגרפיה רוחנית של חנה ארנדט
Category: History / Identity / Israeli Society
Tag Words: Adolph Eichmann biography Nazi Philosophy The Banality of Evil
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