Interested in Seeing the Film?
The film is ideal for screenings at universities and schools as it covers interdisciplinary fields such as mathematics, history, science communication. It also addresses important political topics such as right-wing violence, propaganda, and pacifism. Additionally, it features important political figures like Einstein, Ossietzky, and Tucholsky. As seen in earlier screenings at universities and schools, the documentary is an engaging and thought-provoking addition to any academic setting.
How to Show the Film
If you're interested in organizing a screening of our film, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us via email. We'll be happy to work with you to plan the event, and can even invite members of our team or experts from one of the fields covered in the film to participate in a Q&A session.
Step-by-Step Guide
- Request an online screener to review the film
- Contact us via email to discuss planning and logistics
- Make the screening an event by inviting members of our team or relevant experts to participate in a Q&A session
- Schedule your screening today by reaching out to us.
Universities
ETH Zürich
Technische Universität München
Universität Heidelberg
Columbia University
Festivals
Biberacher Filmfest
Queens World Film Festival
MidCoast Film Fest
Jüdisches Filmfestival Wien
Cinemas/Institutions
Stadtarchiv Heidelberg
World Summit of Insurance Mathematics
Hard to imagine a film that could be more topical and urgent.
— Stuttgarter Zeitung
A work so strong and so well crafted that the honor could not be denied.
— Queens World Film Festival
The depiction of the media's role in the rise of fascism and one man's lone fight for truth make this documentary a timeless piece.
— Biberacher Filmfestspiele
In the face of the extremes of Nazism, we are usually concerned with the perpetrators and the victims, less with the roots of the violence and how it changed society. And we tend to forget the voices of those who tried to prevent the violence.
E. J. Gumbel was one of the best known and most hated enemies of the Nazis in his time. His notoriety was such that his name itself became a dirty word. The Nazis hated Gumbel because he uncompromisingly showed how the first German democracy sacrificed its ideals and the means by which the fascists came to power.
Our present reminds me of this period of German history. Gumbel, too, grew up in a time marked by a sense of security and progress, especially in contrast to all that was to follow - wars, annihilation, loss of freedom, the age of fascism. Gumbel was an optimist and a democrat in the half of the century that went down in history as a downfall of civilization. A pacifist in an era of extreme violence. A Cassandra figure whose grim warnings went unheard. And thus a reminder for each of us to protect our society and its values in the face of the extremes we are dealing with today.
Hard to imagine a film that could be more topical and urgent.
— Stuttgarter Zeitung
A work so strong and so well crafted that the honor could not be denied.
— Queens World Film Festival
The depiction of the media's role in the rise of fascism and one man's lone fight for truth make this documentary a timeless piece.
— Biberacher Filmfestspiele
Interested in Seeing the Film?
The film is ideal for screenings at universities and schools as it covers interdisciplinary fields such as mathematics, history, science communication. It also addresses important political topics such as right-wing violence, propaganda, and pacifism. Additionally, it features important political figures like Einstein, Ossietzky, and Tucholsky. As seen in earlier screenings at universities and schools, the documentary is an engaging and thought-provoking addition to any academic setting.
How to Show the Film
If you're interested in organizing a screening of our film, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us via email. We'll be happy to work with you to plan the event, and can even invite members of our team or experts from one of the fields covered in the film to participate in a Q&A session.
Step-by-Step Guide
- Request an online screener to review the film
- Contact us via email to discuss planning and logistics
- Make the screening an event by inviting members of our team or relevant experts to participate in a Q&A session
- Schedule your screening today by reaching out to us.
In the face of the extremes of Nazism, we are usually concerned with the perpetrators and the victims, less with the roots of the violence and how it changed society. And we tend to forget the voices of those who tried to prevent the violence.
E. J. Gumbel was one of the best known and most hated enemies of the Nazis in his time. His notoriety was such that his name itself became a dirty word. The Nazis hated Gumbel because he uncompromisingly showed how the first German democracy sacrificed its ideals and the means by which the fascists came to power.
Our present reminds me of this period of German history. Gumbel, too, grew up in a time marked by a sense of security and progress, especially in contrast to all that was to follow - wars, annihilation, loss of freedom, the age of fascism. Gumbel was an optimist and a democrat in the half of the century that went down in history as a downfall of civilization. A pacifist in an era of extreme violence. A Cassandra figure whose grim warnings went unheard. And thus a reminder for each of us to protect our society and its values in the face of the extremes we are dealing with today.