Human Remains (film)

Human Remains
Directed by	Jay Rosenblatt
Written by	Jay Rosenblatt
Distributed by	Locomotion Films [1]
Release date	1998 (1998)
Countries	United States Denmark

Human Remains is a 1998 Danish-American documentary short film written and directed by filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Summary

It reveals every intimate and mundane detail about the personal lives of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco and Mao Zedong ^{[5] [6] [7]} while illustrating the banality of evil. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Production

Even though it is only a 30-minute film, it took Jay Rosenblatt 3 years to complete it with eight months of research. ^{[11] [12]}

Accolades

The film has won over 27 awards including a Sundance Jury Award. ^[13]

References

1. Human Remains (excerpt) posted by Karl-Heinz Teuber (German voiceover for the film) on YouTube
2. AllMovie
3. Human remains (VHS tape, 1998) - WorldCat.org
4. Deckert Distribution GmbH
5. "Fandor". Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
6. TCM.com
7. BFI
8. 1998 Best Short Documentary—IDA Awards: Human Remains|International Documentary Association
9. Rosenblatt, Jay — Senses of Cinema
10. The Smell of Burning Ants — Senses of Cinema
11. "Human Remains". Kanopy. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
12. Senses of Cinema
13. "Sundance Film Festival: Juries, Awards Night Host Announced". sundance.org. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

External links

• Human Remains at IMDb
• Human Remains at Jay Rosenblatt Films
• Excerpt