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Levy, Dana

Dana Levy
Israeli videomaker

biography

participant in
Video art from Israel
Selection02
Selection03
CologneOFF I
VideoChannel – Shoah Film Collection
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Video title:
“Time with Franz”
2004, 11:00

Dana Levy met Franz during her stay in Austria. He invited her to his countryside home, inherited from his family. There, she discovered boxes of old family photos, Nazi swastikas. Being third generation of the Holocaust, she felt threat, anger, and fear. The movie reflects the way the artist tries to overcome her mixed emotions. The past slowly gives way to the present moment, and to the developing friendship with Franz, despite history. The music is by Die Linzer Philharmonic, conducted by artist Hannes Langeder. The orchestra players are all non professional. The result is an eerie out of tune classical music.