©Eva KNOPF

17th Art Division Jury Selections

Majub’s Journey

Video work

Eva KNOPF [Germany]

Outline

The essayistic documentary Majub’s Journey tel l s the story of an African man, Mohamed HUSEN, who lived in Nazi Germany during the 1930s and worked as an extra in the movie business. He was Zarah LEANDER’s chauffeur, Hans ALBERS’ servant and Heinz RUEHMANN’s liftboy.