UN / HOLOCAUST BURNS NOVICK
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STORY: UN / HOLOCAUST BURNS NOVICK
TRT: 04:01
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: NATS
DATELINE: 09 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Aerial shot, exterior UN Headquarters
09 FEBRUARY 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Various shots, filmmaker Ken Burns walking through General Assembly Hall
3. Med shot, filmmakers Lynn Novick and Burns sitting down for interview
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Burns, Filmmaker:
“Part of the American mythology is that we, you know, won the Second World War, we discovered these concentration camps, and we were shocked, shocked when in fact, as early as 1933, the first year of Hitler's regime, there were 3000 articles in American newspapers about the mistreatment of Jews. So, the idea that our leaders, our Congress, the State Department, and more importantly for me, the American people were unaware, is just not true.”
5. Med shot, Novick and Burns
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Burns, Filmmaker:
“Though we let in more refugees than any other sovereign nation, we could have, even with our pernicious immigration laws brought in five times the number. And probably if there had been some real active push, we might have gotten in ten times that number. And then you're subtracting 2 million from that six and that, that's helping. And we didn't do that, and we could have done that. And it's a shame on us.”
7. Med shot, Novick and Burns
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Burns, Filmmaker:
“When we were finishing this film, we accelerated its production by a year in order to try to meet a conversation that we need to continue to have about the rise of anti-Semitism, about the continuing xenophobia, the resistance to trying to deal with refugees, as seeing even the very notion that a human being could be illegal is, you know, it's just sort of, and people talk about it and dismiss whole swaths of people because they're illegal, you know. What human being is illegal on this planet?”
9. Med shot, Novick and Burns
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Burns, Filmmaker:
“If you wanted to go to the hippest, most artistically alive place on Earth, right? where there's a flowering and architecture and art and music and cinema and just ideas. Berlin in 1930 and 31 would be the place, and then it wasn't, in the worst way possible. So that can happen. And I think one of the things the film is trying to do is remind us of the fragility of institutions that we take for granted, which then says do not take them for granted.”
11. Med shot, Novick and Burns
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Burns, Filmmaker:
“And then so our job, you know, trying to speak truth in a post-truth world, is to remind people that that's the only yardstick of anything.”
13. Med shot, Novick and Burns
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Lynn Novick, Filmmaker:
“For us, it's just, you know, what can be said, these are pieces of truth that we can find and verify and put together in the best way we can to tell the truth. And we don't do it alone because we're not the experts. So, we always rely on the scholars to call out if there's a mistake or just even a subtle thing that isn't quite right. So, you know, we don't rely on our own ideas as much as really people who are steeped in this in the field.”
13. Med shot, Novick and Burns
14. Various shots, Novick and Burns participating in UN meeting
STORYLINE:
Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, co-director of the documentary The US and the Holocaust, said, “the idea that our leaders, our Congress, the State Department, and more importantly for me, the American people” were unaware of the Holocaust, “is just not true.”
Following a screening of a special 44-minute version of the film at UN Headquarters, Burns said “part of the American mythology is that we, you know, won the Second World War, we discovered these concentration camps, and we were shocked, shocked when in fact, as early as 1933, the first year of Hitler's regime, there were 3000 articles in American newspapers about the mistreatment of Jews.”
The documentary, co-directed with Lynn Novick, combines first-person accounts of Holocaust witnesses and survivors and interviews with leading historians and writers.
Burns said, “though we let in more refugees than any other sovereign nation, we could have, even with our pernicious immigration laws brought in five times the number. And probably if there had been some real active push, we might have gotten in ten times that number. And then you're subtracting 2 million from that six and that, that's helping. And we didn't do that, and we could have done that. And it's a shame on us.”
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition, curated by Daniel Greene, and supported by its historical resources, the film examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States and race laws in the American south.
Burns said, “when we were finishing this film, we accelerated its production by a year in order to try to meet a conversation that we need to continue to have about the rise of anti-Semitism, about the continuing xenophobia, the resistance to trying to deal with refugees, as seeing even the very notion that a human being could be illegal is, you know, it's just sort of, and people talk about it and dismiss whole swaths of people because they're illegal, you know. What human being is illegal on this planet?”
The documentary tackles a range of questions that remain essential to our society today, including how racism influences policies related to immigration and refugees as well as how governments and people respond to the rise of authoritarian states that manipulate history and facts to consolidate power.
Burns said, “if you wanted to go to the hippest, most artistically alive place on Earth, right? where there's a flowering and architecture and art and music and cinema and just ideas. Berlin in 1930 and 31 would be the place, and then it wasn't, in the worst way possible. So that can happen. And I think one of the things the film is trying to do is remind us of the fragility of institutions that we take for granted, which then says do not take them for granted.”
He said, “and then so our job, you know, trying to speak truth in a post-truth world, is to remind people that that's the only yardstick of anything.”
Novick, for her part said, “for us, it's just, you know, what can be said, these are pieces of truth that we can find and verify and put together in the best way we can to tell the truth. And we don't do it alone because we're not the experts. So, we always rely on the scholars to call out if there's a mistake or just even a subtle thing that isn't quite right. So, you know, we don't rely on our own ideas as much as really people who are steeped in this in the field.”
The 44-minute reel provides a chronological overview of the film.
Ken Burns is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture. Burns' documentaries have earned two Academy Award nominations and have won several Emmy Awards, among other honours.
Lynn Novick is an American director and producer of documentary films about American life and culture, history, politics, sports, art, architecture, literature, and music. Widely known for her collaborative work with Burns, their joint projects have garnered 19 Emmy nominations.
TRT: 04:01
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: NATS
DATELINE: 09 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Aerial shot, exterior UN Headquarters
09 FEBRUARY 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Various shots, filmmaker Ken Burns walking through General Assembly Hall
3. Med shot, filmmakers Lynn Novick and Burns sitting down for interview
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Burns, Filmmaker:
“Part of the American mythology is that we, you know, won the Second World War, we discovered these concentration camps, and we were shocked, shocked when in fact, as early as 1933, the first year of Hitler's regime, there were 3000 articles in American newspapers about the mistreatment of Jews. So, the idea that our leaders, our Congress, the State Department, and more importantly for me, the American people were unaware, is just not true.”
5. Med shot, Novick and Burns
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Burns, Filmmaker:
“Though we let in more refugees than any other sovereign nation, we could have, even with our pernicious immigration laws brought in five times the number. And probably if there had been some real active push, we might have gotten in ten times that number. And then you're subtracting 2 million from that six and that, that's helping. And we didn't do that, and we could have done that. And it's a shame on us.”
7. Med shot, Novick and Burns
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Burns, Filmmaker:
“When we were finishing this film, we accelerated its production by a year in order to try to meet a conversation that we need to continue to have about the rise of anti-Semitism, about the continuing xenophobia, the resistance to trying to deal with refugees, as seeing even the very notion that a human being could be illegal is, you know, it's just sort of, and people talk about it and dismiss whole swaths of people because they're illegal, you know. What human being is illegal on this planet?”
9. Med shot, Novick and Burns
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Burns, Filmmaker:
“If you wanted to go to the hippest, most artistically alive place on Earth, right? where there's a flowering and architecture and art and music and cinema and just ideas. Berlin in 1930 and 31 would be the place, and then it wasn't, in the worst way possible. So that can happen. And I think one of the things the film is trying to do is remind us of the fragility of institutions that we take for granted, which then says do not take them for granted.”
11. Med shot, Novick and Burns
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Burns, Filmmaker:
“And then so our job, you know, trying to speak truth in a post-truth world, is to remind people that that's the only yardstick of anything.”
13. Med shot, Novick and Burns
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Lynn Novick, Filmmaker:
“For us, it's just, you know, what can be said, these are pieces of truth that we can find and verify and put together in the best way we can to tell the truth. And we don't do it alone because we're not the experts. So, we always rely on the scholars to call out if there's a mistake or just even a subtle thing that isn't quite right. So, you know, we don't rely on our own ideas as much as really people who are steeped in this in the field.”
13. Med shot, Novick and Burns
14. Various shots, Novick and Burns participating in UN meeting
STORYLINE:
Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, co-director of the documentary The US and the Holocaust, said, “the idea that our leaders, our Congress, the State Department, and more importantly for me, the American people” were unaware of the Holocaust, “is just not true.”
Following a screening of a special 44-minute version of the film at UN Headquarters, Burns said “part of the American mythology is that we, you know, won the Second World War, we discovered these concentration camps, and we were shocked, shocked when in fact, as early as 1933, the first year of Hitler's regime, there were 3000 articles in American newspapers about the mistreatment of Jews.”
The documentary, co-directed with Lynn Novick, combines first-person accounts of Holocaust witnesses and survivors and interviews with leading historians and writers.
Burns said, “though we let in more refugees than any other sovereign nation, we could have, even with our pernicious immigration laws brought in five times the number. And probably if there had been some real active push, we might have gotten in ten times that number. And then you're subtracting 2 million from that six and that, that's helping. And we didn't do that, and we could have done that. And it's a shame on us.”
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition, curated by Daniel Greene, and supported by its historical resources, the film examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States and race laws in the American south.
Burns said, “when we were finishing this film, we accelerated its production by a year in order to try to meet a conversation that we need to continue to have about the rise of anti-Semitism, about the continuing xenophobia, the resistance to trying to deal with refugees, as seeing even the very notion that a human being could be illegal is, you know, it's just sort of, and people talk about it and dismiss whole swaths of people because they're illegal, you know. What human being is illegal on this planet?”
The documentary tackles a range of questions that remain essential to our society today, including how racism influences policies related to immigration and refugees as well as how governments and people respond to the rise of authoritarian states that manipulate history and facts to consolidate power.
Burns said, “if you wanted to go to the hippest, most artistically alive place on Earth, right? where there's a flowering and architecture and art and music and cinema and just ideas. Berlin in 1930 and 31 would be the place, and then it wasn't, in the worst way possible. So that can happen. And I think one of the things the film is trying to do is remind us of the fragility of institutions that we take for granted, which then says do not take them for granted.”
He said, “and then so our job, you know, trying to speak truth in a post-truth world, is to remind people that that's the only yardstick of anything.”
Novick, for her part said, “for us, it's just, you know, what can be said, these are pieces of truth that we can find and verify and put together in the best way we can to tell the truth. And we don't do it alone because we're not the experts. So, we always rely on the scholars to call out if there's a mistake or just even a subtle thing that isn't quite right. So, you know, we don't rely on our own ideas as much as really people who are steeped in this in the field.”
The 44-minute reel provides a chronological overview of the film.
Ken Burns is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture. Burns' documentaries have earned two Academy Award nominations and have won several Emmy Awards, among other honours.
Lynn Novick is an American director and producer of documentary films about American life and culture, history, politics, sports, art, architecture, literature, and music. Widely known for her collaborative work with Burns, their joint projects have garnered 19 Emmy nominations.
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