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Sounds from the Fog

Germany 2012 / Documentary / 90 minutes / Director: Klaus Stanjek / Suitable for 12 years and over

Documentary film about the persecution and ostracism of homosexuals in Nazi Germany

A closely guarded family secret is revealed – a taboo broken. Willi Heckmann, born in 1897, was a solo entertainer, lyrical tenor – and gay. When filmmaker Klaus Stanjek learns that his favourite uncle Willi was interned in a concentration camp for eight years because of his sexual orientation, a family façade suddenly collapses. A poignant search for clues emerges from the fog of memory. Documentary design tools meet animation and compositing.

A deeply moving and award-winning documentary about the persecution and ostracism of homosexuals in Nazi Germany and the post-war period, which makes visible the dynamics of distorting and suppressing the truth in German families.

Festivals / film awards

  • 2017: History Film Festival, Rijeka, HR, Best Screenplay
  • 2015: Film of the Month, Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung (FBW)
  • 2015: Side by Side LGBT Film Festival, RU, Best Documentary
  • 2014: Nonfiktionale, Bad Aibling, DE, Citizen's Award
  • 2013: William Dieterle Filmpreis, Ludwigshafen, DE

Production funding

Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Landeshauptstadt München - Kulturreferat

Partners

Gegen Vergessen - Für Demokratie e.V.