Post-Apartheid Perspectives on (German) Memory Struggles and the Politics of the Present

This South African documentary explores the aftermath of the Holocaust and antisemitism, as well as apartheid, colonial violence, contemporary racism, and the Israel/Palestine conflict through the interwoven stories of South African and German interviewees involved in a range of memory struggles. It highlights fractures and connections between ideologies and structures and explores the return of ‘white supremacy’ and fascism today. Using Heidi Grunebaum’s family story as a portal, the film explores these wider issues as it moves between South Africa and Germany and from there to the controversial significance that Israel has for the German politics of remembrance.

With filmmakers Mark Kaplan and Heidi Grunebaum

Hungen – May 4, 2025 at 4 pm, Blauer Salon, Schloss Hungen

München – May 5, 2025 at 6:30 pm, Rachel Carson Centre LMU (4. Stock)

Koblenz – May 6, 2025 at 6 pm, venue to be announced

Dresden – May 12, 2025 at 6 pm, Internationalistisches Zentrum

Berlin – May 13, 2025 at 6 pm, Auditorium Spore

Frankfurt – May 15, 2025 at 6:30 pm, medico Haus

Kelkheim – May 17, 2025 at 7 pm, Kino Kelkheim

Lich – May 18, 2025 at 11 am, Kino Traumstern

Filmmakers Mark Kaplan (Emmy Award winning director) and Heidi Grunebaum (writer and narrator) are both Jewish South Africans whose families fled from the Nazis to southern Africa and who have been committed to dealing with human rights crimes, anti-racism and postcolonial justice for many years.

The screening (96 minutes) and discussion (60 minutes) will be held in German and English with translation.