The Weight Of My Name

The Weight Of My Name

2025
41m
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Overview

2-channel film installation 'Die Last meines Namens', wherein Heydt deals with an unpleasant part of his own family history. Heydt’s great-grandfather was a member of the NSDAP and mayor of the small town of Haselünne in Emsland for almost 10 years during the Third Reich. Based on interviews with his grandfather and research in various archives, Heydt develops a personal perspective on the subject. The film deals with how we construct identity from oral retellings, how we process family histories, and how we can find current and personal points of access to German remembrance culture. At the heart of the work are two conversations with his grandfather Heinrich Heydt, recorded at different points in the research process. In them, the grandfather describes his memories of his father, the time, and the two reflect on the subject and the results of the research.

Status: Released

Language: DE

Production Information

Production Companies
Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim
Production Countries
Germany Netherlands
Spoken Languages
German

Keywords

research world war ii nazi germany art film

Quick Facts

Original Title Die Last meines Namens
Release Date May 25, 2025
Status Released
Language DE

Cast

Luca Heydt
Luca Heydt

Self / Narrator / Interviewer

Key Crew

Luca Heydt
Director
Luca Heydt
Producer