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Leo Hurwitz Strange Victory Hate's Purpose

LEO HURWITZ
STRANGE VICTORY 1948
Hate: Its Tenacity and Its Purpose

November 13, 2017 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Leo Hurwitz’s powerful 1948 WWII documentary, with its ironic title Strange Victory (Watch Here), is just as timely today as it was then. Because the film explores the inescapable question: “If we won, why do we look as if we lost? And, if Hitler died, why does his voice still pursue us through the spaces …

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STRANGE VICTORY 1948
Hate: Its Tenacity and Its Purpose
Leo Hurwitz A Pioneer in America's Documentary Film Part 2 Childhood Memories & Fantasies

LEO HURWITZ
A Pioneer In The Beginnings Of America’s Documentary Film Part 2
Childhood Memories & Fantasies

October 9, 2017 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Memories and fantasies originating in childhood influence the course of a life as it unfolds. So do childhood experiences. That was true of Leo Hurwitz and his films. Leo’s strong creative spirit enabled these impressionable early times to find powerful forms of expression in his creative work. And, because of this, Leo’s films speak for …

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A Pioneer In The Beginnings Of America’s Documentary Film Part 2
Childhood Memories & Fantasies

Inspiration

“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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